猁 meaning and stroke order
A kind of monkey
How to write 猁, stroke by stroke
10 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 猁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 猞猁[she1 li4]
How 猁 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Animal.
犭 gives the meaning and 利 hints at the sound.
Radical: 犭 (dog), shared by 88 characters on this site.
How to remember 猁
The animal side 犭 tells you it is a creature, and 利 (lì, sharp) gives the sound. Picture a wild cat with sharp claws and you have the lynx, 猞猁 (shēlì).
猁 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 猞猁 (shēlì), meaning lynx, even though some short definitions call it a kind of monkey. Example: 猞猁的耳朵上有黑毛。(Shēlì de ěrduo shàng yǒu hēi máo.) The lynx has black tufts on its ears.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 利 alone and drop the animal radical 犭, or confuse it with 俐 (lì) from 伶俐 (línglì, clever), which uses the person radical 亻. In 猞猁 the second syllable is often read lightly, but the dictionary tone is fourth tone, lì.
Questions about 猁
How many strokes are in 猁?
猁 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 猁 mean?
猁 (lì) means a kind of monkey.
How do you pronounce 猁?
猁 is pronounced lì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 猁?
The radical of 猁 is 犭, which carries the idea of "dog". Dictionaries list 猁 under this radical.
Is 猁 a monkey or a lynx?
Some dictionaries gloss it as a kind of monkey, but in modern Chinese it is used in 猞猁 (shēlì), which means lynx. If you see 猁, assume it is part of 猞猁.
How do I pronounce 猞猁?
It is shēlì, first tone then fourth tone. The first character 猞 (shē) also has the animal radical 犭, so both halves of the word look like animal names.