狮 = 犭 + 师

狮 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “lion”. It is built from 犭 (dog) and 师 (teacher).

Keyword: lion
Pinyin (Mandarin): shī
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: лев

Decomposition

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犭 dog
师 teacher

How to find 狮 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “dog” + “teacher”. 狮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 狮 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.