猎

獵

liè

verb #5,419

Meanings

1 to hunt
2 hunting

Characters

Examples

古代人靠打猎为生。

Gǔdài rén kào dǎliè wéishēng.

Ancient people lived by hunting.

这里禁止猎杀野生动物。

Zhèlǐ jìnzhǐ lièshā yěshēng dòngwù.

Hunting and killing wild animals is prohibited here.

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usage

猎 is mostly used in compounds: 打猎 (dǎliè, to hunt), 猎人 (lièrén, hunter), 猎物 (lièwù, prey), 猎犬 (lièquǎn, hunting dog), 猎头 (liètóu, headhunter).

Stroke Order

猎 liè