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狻

suān
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 狻猊) a lion; a lion-like mythical beast

Examples

古书说狻猊追野马能走五百里。
Gǔshū shuō suānní zhuī yěmǎ néng zǒu wǔbǎi lǐ.
Old texts say the suanni could run five hundred li chasing wild horses.
庙门前蹲着一对石狻猊。
Miàomén qián dūn zhe yí duì shí suānní.
A pair of stone suanni guard the temple gate.

Tips

culture
狻 only appears in 狻猊, an old word for the lion and later a lion-shaped mythical beast, said to be one of the dragon's nine sons and often carved on incense burners.

Components

radical
犭 quǎn
dog; beast
犭 is the beast radical, the side form of 犬. It marks four-legged animals, here the lion-like 狻猊.
phonetic
夋 qūn
phonetic element
夋 supplies the sound, drifted to suān. The same phonetic appears in 酸 and 峻, a family of related-sound characters.

Stroke Order

狻 suān