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狮
獅
shī
1. lion
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

狮
shī
lion
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

舞狮
wǔshī
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
海狮
hǎishī
sea lion
狮城
Shīchéng
Lion city, nickname for Singapore [[新加坡<Xīnjiāpō>]]
狮子
Shīzǐ
Leo (star sign)
HSK 5
狮子
shīzi
lion
HSK 5
石狮
shíshī
see [[石獅子|石狮子<shíshīzi>]]
山狮
shānshī
mountain lion
狮潭
Shītán
Shitan or Shihtan township in Miaoli county [[苗栗縣|苗栗县<Miáolìxiàn>]], northwest Taiwan
雄狮
xióngshī
male lion
雌狮
císhī
lioness
石狮
Shíshī
Shishi county level city in Quanzhou [[泉州<Quánzhōu>]], Fujian
瑞狮
RuìShī
Rui Shi, Auspicious Lions of Chinese mythology
鹰头狮
yīngtóushī
griffin
小狮座
Xiǎoshīzuò
Leo Minor (constellation)
河东狮
Hédōngshī
shrew
狮子山
Shīzishān
Sierra Leone, West Africa (Tw)
狮子座
Shīzizuò
Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
狮子狗
shīzigǒu
Pekingese
狮子乡
Shīzǐxiāng
Shihtzu township in Pingtung County [[屏東縣|屏东县<PíngdōngXiàn>]], Taiwan
狮子头
shīzitóu
lit. lion's head

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,210
Word Frequency Rank
3,551 of 84,292

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