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Translingual
Han character
獅 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 大竹竹口月 (KHHRB), four-corner 41227, composition ⿰犭師)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 717, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20609
- Dae Jaweon: page 1128, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1363, character 4
- Unihan data for U+7345
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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篩
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*sreːl, *srel, *sri
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師
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*sri
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鰤
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*sri
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蒒
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*sri
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獅
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*sri
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螄
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*sri
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *sri) : semantic 犭 (“dog; beast”) + phonetic 師 (OC *sri).
Etymology
Originally written as 師. Earliest written attestations in the Eastern Han era include the Book of Han , the surviving portion of the Dongguan Hanji , and Lokakṣema's translation of the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā . The term is possibly of Iranian origin. In the Book of Han, the lion was described as indigenous to the historical 烏弋山離 (OC *qaː lɯɡ sreːn rel, “Alexandria”), possibly Alexandria Prophthasia (Yu, 1998), which was part of the Parthian Empire at the time. The Dongguan mentions a lion as a gift from the Shule Kingdom in the year 133, where a Saka language was spoken then. Earlier definite dates associated with the lion mentioned in the Book of the Later Han include the year 87, when a gift lion from the Yuezhi was recorded.
Compare Proto-Iranian *cárguš (“lion”). Possibly related to 狻猊 (OC *sloːn ŋeː).
Meanwhile, Adams (2013) postulates possible Tocharian connections; cf. Tocharian B ṣecake and etymologies.
Pronunciation
Note:
- su/sir - literary;
- sai - vernacular.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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獅
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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11437
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Phonetic component
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師
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Rime group
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脂
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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師
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Old Chinese
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/*sri/
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Notes
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古作師
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Definitions
獅
- lion
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
獅子 (“lion”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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獅子, 獅
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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獅子
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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獅子
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Taiwan
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獅子
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Ulanhot
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獅子
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Tongliao
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獅子
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Chifeng
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獅子
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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獅子
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Harbin
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獅子
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Singapore
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獅子
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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獅子
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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獅子
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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獅子
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Zhengzhou
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獅子
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Xi'an
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獅子
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Xining
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獅子
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Xuzhou
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獅子
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Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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獅子
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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獅子
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Bayanhot
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獅子
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Lanzhou
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獅子
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Ürümqi
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獅子
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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獅子
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Chongqing
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獅子
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Wuhan
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獅子
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Guiyang
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獅子
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Liuzhou
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獅子
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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獅子
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Yangzhou
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獅子
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Hefei
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獅子
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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獅子
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Hong Kong
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獅子
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Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)
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獅子
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
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獅子
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Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
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獅仔
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Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
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獅子
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Macau
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獅子
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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獅子
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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獅子
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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獅子
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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獅子
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Foshan
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獅子
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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獅子
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Foshan (Shunde)
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獅子
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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獅子
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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獅子
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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獅子
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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獅子
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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獅子
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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獅子
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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獅子
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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獅子
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Taishan
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獅子
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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獅子
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Enping (Niujiang)
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獅
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Heshan (Yayao)
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獅子
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Dongguan
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獅子
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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獅
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Yangjiang
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獅子
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Danzhou
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獅子
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Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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獅子
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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獅子
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Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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獅子
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Gan
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Nanchang
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獅子
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Lichuan
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獅仔
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Hakka
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Meixian
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獅仔
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Xingning
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獅哩
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Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
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獅
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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獅仔
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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獅仔
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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獅子
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Wuhua (Huacheng)
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獅哩
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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獅子
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Jiexi
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獅
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Luhe
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獅
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Yudu
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獅子
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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獅仔
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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獅仔
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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獅仔
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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獅
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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獅仔
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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獅
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Hong Kong
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獅子
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Senai (Huiyang)
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獅子
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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獅
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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獅子
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Xinzhou
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獅子
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Taibus (Baochang)
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獅子
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Linhe
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獅子
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Jining
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獅子
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Hohhot
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獅子
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Baotou
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獅子
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Dongsheng
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獅子
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Haibowan
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獅子
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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獅子
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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獅
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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獅, 獅仔
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Quanzhou
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獅
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Zhangzhou
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獅, 獅仔
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Zhao'an
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獅
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Kaohsiung
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獅
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Yilan
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獅
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Changhua (Lukang)
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獅
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Taichung
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獅
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Taichung (Wuqi)
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獅
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Tainan
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獅
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Taitung
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獅
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Hsinchu
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獅
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Penghu (Magong)
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獅
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Penang (Hokkien)
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獅
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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獅, 獅仔
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Manila (Hokkien)
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獅, 獅仔
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Chaozhou
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獅
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Shantou
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獅
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Jieyang
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獅
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Bangkok (Teochew)
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獅
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Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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獅
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Singapore (Teochew)
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獅
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Wenchang
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獅
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Haikou
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獅
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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獅
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Xianyou
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獅
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Central Min
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Yong'an
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獅子
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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獅子
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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獅子
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Wu
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Shanghai
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獅子
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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獅子
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Suzhou
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獅子
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Danyang
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獅子
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Hangzhou
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獅子
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Ningbo
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獅子
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Wenzhou
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獅子
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Jinhua
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獅子
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Xiang
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Changsha
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獅子
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Shuangfeng
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獅子
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Compounds
Descendants
References
Japanese
Kanji
獅
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- a lion
Readings
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 獅 (MC srij).
Pronunciation
Noun
獅 • (shi)
- lion
Usage notes
Very rarely used on its own. The shishi reading is almost always spelled as 獅子.
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 獅 (MC srij). Recorded as Middle Korean ᄉᆞ (so) (Yale: so) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
獅 (eumhun 사자 사 (saja sa))
- hanja form? of 사 (“lion”)
Compounds
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
獅: Hán Việt readings: sư[1][2][3]
獅: Nôm readings: sư[4][5][6]
- chữ Hán form of sư (“lion”).
References