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The character for lion, "狮", is a later development derived from its traditional form "獅". Its structure combines the semantic component "犭", which indicates an animal, with the phonetic component "師" (simplified to "师" in the modern form), which originally provided the sound. This character was created through the process of phonetic loan, as the ancient Chinese term for the lion was a loanword from a foreign language, and the character "師" was initially borrowed solely for its sound to represent the animal. The animal radical was subsequently added to create a distinct character that specifically denoted the lion, differentiating it from the original meanings of "師" such as "teacher" or "army". Over time, this compounded form became the standard written representation for the animal, with its meaning firmly fixed on the lion.
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那只狮子很威猛。
公园门口有石头狮子。
狮子是草原上的王者。
舞狮表演非常精彩。
这尊青铜狮子是文物。
狮子捕获了一头羚羊。
他有着狮子般的勇气。
摄影师在拍摄狮群捕食。