獅 = 犭 + 師

獅 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “lion”. It is built from 犭 (dog) and 師 (teacher).

Keyword: lion
Pinyin (Mandarin): shī
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: лев
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 獅 lion

Decomposition

ids

犭 dog
師 teacher

How to find 獅 without knowing its reading

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

Open 獅 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.