猎
hunting
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,602 U+730E
How 猎 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
犭 (semantic, “dog”) + 昔 (phonetic, xī)
How to remember it
hunt · Heisig RSH #2243
pack of wild dogs + 昔 times past
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 昔
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 昔 (xī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昔 sound component | xī | past, former; ancient |
| 借 | jiè | to borrow; to lend; excuse, pretext |
| 蜡 | là | candle, wax; maggot |
| 措 | cuò | to arrange; to execute on; to manage |
| 鹊 | què | magpie; Pica species (various) |
| 耤 | jí | to plow; to rely on |
Words containing 猎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猎杀红色十月号 | Liè shā Hóng sè Shí yuè hào | "The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy |
| 猎户座大星云 | Liè hù zuò dà xīng yún | the Great Nebula in Orion M42 |
| 猎户座流星雨 | liè hù zuò liú xīng yǔ | Orionids; Orionid meteor shower |
| 见猎心喜 | jiàn liè xīn xǐ | lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom… |
| 猎人 | liè rén | hunter |
| 猎头 | liè tóu | headhunting (executive recruitment); headhunter (profession); headhunting (tribal custom) |
| 赏金猎人 | shǎng jīn liè rén | bounty hunter |
| 猎手 | liè shǒu | hunter |
| 出猎 | chū liè | to go out hunting |
| 猎物 | liè wù | prey; quarry |
| 打猎 | dǎ liè | to go hunting |
| 猎户座 | Liè hù zuò | Orion (constellation) |
| 猎场 | liè chǎng | hunting ground |
| 游猎 | yóu liè | to go on a hunting expedition |
| 猎犬座 | Liè quǎn zuò | Canes Venatici (constellation) |
| 偷猎者 | tōu liè zhě | poacher |
| 猎刀 | liè dāo | hunting knife |
| 猎奇 | liè qí | to hunt for novelty; to seek novelty |
| 灰猎犬 | huī liè quǎn | greyhound |
| 猎杀 | liè shā | to kill (in hunting) |