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猊

ní
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 狻猊) a lion; a lion-shaped figure

Examples

HSK 6
佛教里佛的座位叫猊座。
Fójiào lǐ fó de zuòwèi jiào nízuò.
In Buddhism the seat of the Buddha is called the lion throne.
HSK 7-9
猊炉里升起淡淡的香烟。
Nílú lǐ shēngqǐ dàndàn de xiāngyān.
Faint incense rose from the lion-shaped censer.

Tips

culture
猊 pairs with 狻 in 狻猊 (lion). It shows up in lion-shaped objects: 猊炉 ('lion incense burner') and the Buddhist 猊座 ('lion throne', the Buddha's seat).

Components

radical
犭 quǎn
dog; beast
犭 is the beast radical, the side form of 犬. It marks 猊 as an animal, the lion in 狻猊.
phonetic
兒 ní
phonetic element
The right side is a form of 兒, supplying the sound ní. The same phonetic gives 倪 and 霓, a family of ní-sound characters.

Stroke Order

猊 ní