狻 (suān): (in 狻猊) a lion; a lion-like myt…

Meanings

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

Characters

狻

suān

lion (in 狻猊)

Examples

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

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

Related Words

狻猊 suānní

(archaic) lion / (Chinese mythology) Suanni, a lion-like beast said to be one of the nine sons of the dragon

兽 shòu #4,944

beast / animal / wild animal

狮子 shīzi HSK 7-9 #4,512

lion

首相 shǒuxiàng HSK 6 #5,340

prime minister (of countries like Japan, UK)

似的 shìde HSK 4 #1,504

like; as if / similar to (suffix)

喜爱 xǐ'ài HSK 4 #4,143

to like; to love; to be fond of / to have a fondness for

野兽 yěshòu HSK 7-9 #4,011

wild beast / wild animal

一模一样 yīmú-yīyàng HSK 6 #3,890

exactly alike; identical / as like as two peas

如同 rútóng HSK 5 #3,858

like; as; as if

然 rán #3,837

correct; right; so / thus; like this; -ly (suffix)