獵 meaning and stroke order
Hunting; field sports
How to write 獵, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 獵
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- hunting
How 獵 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Dog.
犭 gives the meaning and 巤 hints at the sound.
Radical: 犭 (dog), shared by 88 characters on this site.
How to remember 獵
獵 is built from the dog radical 犭 on the left, pointing to the meaning, and 巤 (liè) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture a hunting dog running beside the hunter, and the right side tells you to say liè.
獵 is the traditional form, and in mainland China you will see the simplified 猎. It appears mostly in compound words about hunting, such as 猎人 (lièrén, hunter) and 猎物 (lièwù, prey). Example: 他周末去山里打猎。(Tā zhōumò qù shān lǐ dǎliè.) He goes hunting in the mountains on weekends.
Common mistake: Learners often read it with the wrong tone, saying liē or lié, but it is fourth tone liè, the same as 列 (liè) and 烈 (liè). Also, the complex right side 巤 is easy to miswrite, so learn it as one chunk, or use the simplified 猎 where 昔 replaces it.
Common words with 獵
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 獵人 | lièrén | hunter | HSK 7-9 |
| 打獵 | dǎliè | to go hunting | HSK 7-9 |
| 獵犬 | lièquǎn | hound; hunting dog | HSK 7-9 |
| 獵物 | lièwù | prey; quarry | |
| 狩獵 | shòuliè | to hunt; hunting | |
| 捕獵 | bǔliè | to catch (wild animals); to hunt | |
| 獵殺 | lièshā | to kill (in hunting) | |
| 獵槍 | lièqiāng | hunting gun; shotgun | |
| 獵手 | lièshǒu | hunter | |
| 獵豹 | lièbào | cheetah | |
| 獵狗 | liègǒu | hunting dog | |
| 獵鷹 | lièyīng | falcon | |
| 獵捕 | lièbǔ | to hunt; hunting | |
| 偷獵者 | tōulièzhě | poacher |
Questions about 獵
How many strokes are in 獵?
獵 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 獵 mean?
獵 (liè) means hunting; field sports. A common word with it is 猎人 (lièrén), meaning "hunter".
How do you pronounce 獵?
獵 is pronounced liè, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 獵?
The radical of 獵 is 犭, which carries the idea of "dog". Dictionaries list 獵 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 獵?
獵 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 猎, used in mainland China and Singapore.
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, often used for hunting as an activity or in laws and news reports.
Can 猎 be used for things other than animals?
Yes, it can be used figuratively for searching hard for something. For example, 猎头 (liètóu) means headhunter in recruiting, and 猎奇 (lièqí) means seeking novelty.