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狸

lí
noun #47,088

Meanings

  1. 1 leopard cat
  2. 2 wild cat
  3. 3 raccoon dog

Examples

深山里住着很多狸猫。
Shēnshān lǐ zhù zhe hěnduō lí māo.
There are many wild cats living deep in the mountains.
有一出著名的老戏叫狸猫换太子。
Yǒu yì chū zhùmíng de lǎo xì jiào lí māo huàn tàizǐ.
There is a famous old opera called 'Swapping a Leopard Cat for the Crown Prince'.
狐狸和貉是不同的动物。
Húli hé hé shì bùtóng de dòngwù.
The fox and the raccoon dog are different animals.

Tips

usage
Most often seen in 狐狸 ('fox') and 狸猫 ('leopard cat'). On its own it names a small cat-like wild mammal; in 狐狸 it is the toneless second syllable.

Components

radical
犭 quǎn
dog; beast
The left-side beast radical (the dog radical 犬 in its compressed form) marks this as an animal word, the family that also includes 猫 and 狐.
phonetic
里 lǐ
inside; village
Supplies the sound on the right: 里 lǐ shifts to lí here. It adds no 'inside' meaning, just the phonetic value.

Stroke Order

狸 lí