Fox in Chinese (Mandarin): 狐狸 (húli)
狐狸
húli
fox
- Simplified
- 狐狸
- Traditional
- 狐狸
- Pinyin
- húli
- Typed as
- huli
Use it in a sentence
狐狸有大尾巴。
The fox has a big tail.
The characters in 狐狸
狐
Fox. 犭 marks an animal.
8 strokes
狸
Part of the word for fox. 犭 marks an animal.
10 strokes
Say 狸 short and light: hú-li. In Chinese stories, the fox is clever and full of tricks.
More examples with 狐狸
狐狸很聪明。
狐狸很聰明。
Húli hěn cōngming.
The fox is clever.
狐狸的尾巴很大。
Húli de wěiba hěn dà.
The fox's tail is big.
How to write 狐狸 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
狐 8 strokes
狸 10 strokes
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