猁 (lì): (in 猞猁) lynx

Meanings

猞猁很善于在雪地里隐藏和潜行。

Shē lì hěn shànyú zài xuě dì lǐ yǐncáng hé qiánxíng.

The lynx is excellent at hiding and stalking in the snow.

猞猁主要捕食野兔和小鸟。

Shē lì zhǔyào bǔshí yětù hé xiǎoniǎo.

The lynx mainly hunts hares and small birds.

usage

猁 is a bound character: it appears only in 猞猁 shēlì, the lynx. It is never used on its own.

radical

犭 quǎn

dog; animal (radical form of 犬)

The side-form animal radical 犭, a slimmed 犬 dog, marks 猁 as a wild animal, the same radical found in 猫 cat and 狮 lion.

phonetic

利 lì

sharp; profit (here phonetic)

Right is 利, giving the sound lì exactly. Its own sense 'sharp' could vaguely suit a sharp-clawed cat, but the link is incidental in this bound name.

猁 lì