狩 meaning and stroke order
Winter hunting; a hunting dog; an imperial tour
How to write 狩, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 狩
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to hunt
- to go hunting (as winter sport in former times)
- hunting dog
- imperial tour
How 狩 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Dog.
犭 gives the meaning and 守 hints at the sound.
Radical: 犭 (dog), shared by 88 characters on this site.
How to remember 狩
The dog radical 犭 sits beside 守 (shǒu, to guard), which also gives the sound. Picture a hunting dog that guards and waits for its prey.
狩 is rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in the word 狩猎 (shòuliè), meaning to hunt or hunting, often in formal or written contexts. Example: 他们冬天去山里狩猎。(Tāmen dōngtiān qù shān lǐ shòuliè.) They go hunting in the mountains in winter.
Common mistake: Learners often write 守 (shǒu) by itself or read 狩 with a third tone because of its phonetic part. Remember 狩 has the dog radical 犭 and is fourth tone, shòu.
Common words with 狩
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 狩猎 | shòuliè | to hunt; hunting |
狩 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 狩
How many strokes are in 狩?
狩 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 狩 mean?
狩 (shòu) means winter hunting; a hunting dog; an imperial tour. A common word with it is 狩猎 (shòuliè), meaning "to hunt; hunting".
How do you pronounce 狩?
狩 is pronounced shòu, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 狩?
The radical of 狩 is 犭, which carries the idea of "dog". Dictionaries list 狩 under this radical.
What is the difference between 狩猎 and 打猎?
Both mean to hunt. 打猎 (dǎliè) is the everyday spoken word, while 狩猎 sounds more formal and is common in news, laws, and writing.
Why does 狩 also mean an imperial tour?
In classical texts, emperors made inspection trips that were linked with royal hunts, written as 巡狩 (xúnshòu). This sense appears only in historical or literary Chinese.