Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 狮

狮

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Meaning

 lion

Pronunciation

 shī

Explanation

 Left: wild animal 犭 (dog on the hind legs), right: master, teacher 师 (knife刂, 帀 = 一 as head and fabric 巾 as fur)

Mnemonic

(The lion's fur is popular) The animal that you skin with a knife over its head is: the lion.

Radicals

犭 wild animal(Shows in particular a wild dog on its hind legs.)
刂 cut(It is typically at the right side of the character.)
巾 cloth, turban
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Vocabulary

鹰头狮 yīng tóu shī griffin

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