猎 meaning and stroke order
Hunting; field sports
How to write 猎, stroke by stroke
11 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 猎
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- hunting
How 猎 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Dog.
犭 gives the meaning and 昔 hints at the sound.
Radical: 犭 (dog), shared by 88 characters on this site.
How to remember 猎
The left side 犭 is the dog radical, and hunters go out with dogs. The right side 昔 (xī) is a sound hint, so picture a dog 犭 helping you hunt, 猎 (liè).
猎 is rarely used alone and usually appears in words like 打猎 (dǎliè, to go hunting), 猎人 (lièrén, hunter), and 猎物 (lièwù, prey). Example: 他小时候常跟爸爸去山里打猎。(Tā xiǎo shíhou cháng gēn bàba qù shān lǐ dǎliè.) As a child he often went hunting in the mountains with his father.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 猎 (liè) with 借 (jiè, to borrow) and 腊 (là, cured meat), because all three have 昔 on the right. Check the left side: 犭 means hunting, 亻 means borrowing, and 月 means meat.
Common words with 猎
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 猎人 | lièrén | hunter | HSK 7-9 |
| 打猎 | dǎliè | to go hunting | HSK 7-9 |
| 猎犬 | lièquǎn | hound; hunting dog | HSK 7-9 |
| 猎物 | lièwù | prey; quarry | |
| 狩猎 | shòuliè | to hunt; hunting | |
| 捕猎 | bǔliè | to catch (wild animals); to hunt | |
| 猎杀 | lièshā | to kill (in hunting) | |
| 猎枪 | lièqiāng | hunting gun; shotgun | |
| 猎手 | lièshǒu | hunter | |
| 猎豹 | lièbào | cheetah | |
| 猎狗 | liègǒu | hunting dog | |
| 猎鹰 | lièyīng | falcon | |
| 猎捕 | lièbǔ | to hunt; hunting | |
| 偷猎者 | tōulièzhě | poacher |
猎 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 猎
How many strokes are in 猎?
猎 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 猎 mean?
猎 (liè) means hunting; field sports. A common word with it is 猎人 (lièrén), meaning "hunter".
How do you pronounce 猎?
猎 is pronounced liè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 猎?
The radical of 猎 is 犭, which carries the idea of "dog". Dictionaries list 猎 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 猎?
The traditional form of 猎 is 獵. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 猎 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 猎 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 猎 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 打猎 and 狩猎?
打猎 (dǎliè) is the everyday, spoken way to say go hunting. 狩猎 (shòuliè) is more formal or written, and it often appears in news, laws, or phrases like 狩猎季节 (hunting season).
Can 猎 be used figuratively?
Yes. 猎物 (lièwù) can mean a target or victim, not only an animal. You will also see 猎头 (liètóu), which means a headhunter who recruits people for jobs.