獅

Glyph origin
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Etymology
Originally written as. Earliest written attestations in the era include the ', the surviving portion of the ' , and 's translation of the . The term is possibly of origin. In the Book of Han, the lion was described as indigenous to the historical, possibly , which was part of the  at the time. The Dongguan mentions a lion as a gift from the in the year 133, where a  was spoken then. Earlier definite dates associated with the lion mentioned in the  include the year 87, when a gift lion from the Yuezhi was recorded.

Compare. Possibly related to.

Meanwhile, postulates possible  connections; cf. 🇨🇬 and etymologies.

Definitions

 * 1) lion

Kanji

 * 1) a lion

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) lion

Usage notes
Very rarely used on its own. The shishi reading is almost always spelled as.

Etymology
From.