狮子王 (shī zǐ wáng) — The Lion King (Disney movie)

Definition

noun

The Lion King (Disney movie)

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《狮子王》。
Wǒ xiǎo shí hou zuì xǐ huan kàn 《shī zǐ wáng》 liǎo.
I loved watching The Lion King when I was little.
《狮子王》。
《shī zǐ wáng》 Shì yí bù fēi cháng jīng diǎn de dòng huà diàn yǐng.
The Lion King is a very classic animated film.
《狮子王》？
Nǐ yǒu méi yǒu kàn guò 《shī zǐ wáng》 de yīn yuè jù?
Have you seen the musical of The Lion King?

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

狮子lion

狮shīlion子zǐnoun suffix

后缀Suffix

狮子王 combines 狮子 (lion) with 王 (king): the lion is the one who rules.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 獅; 狮 is its simplified writing.

犭師獅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

犭Written in full as犬quǎndog; beast

Sound part声符shēngfú

師

師shī獅shī

Same sound today

The traditional form 獅 pairs 犭 (dog; beast) with 師, which gives the sound; the simplified 狮 is a shorthand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 王 comes from a picture of a ritual axe, an object kept near a throne and connected with royal power.

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