Lion in Chinese (Mandarin): 狮子 (shīzi)
狮子
shīzi
lion
- Simplified
- 狮子
- Traditional
- 獅子
- Pinyin
- shīzi
- Typed as
- shizi
Use it in a sentence
狮子是百兽之王。
獅子是百獸之王。
The lion is the king of all animals.
The characters in 狮子
狮 / 獅
Lion. 犭 on the left marks an animal.
9 strokes
子
A small ending found in many nouns, said short and light.
3 strokes
In the lion dance, 舞狮 (wǔshī), two people dance inside a lion costume at Chinese New Year.
More examples with 狮子
狮子很勇敢。
獅子很勇敢。
Shīzi hěn yǒnggǎn.
The lion is brave.
狮子在睡觉。
獅子在睡覺。
Shīzi zài shuìjiào.
The lion is sleeping.
How to write 狮子 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
狮 9 strokes
子 3 strokes
In Traditional characters:
獅 13 strokes
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