狸 Stroke Order — How to Write 狸
狸 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 犭, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
狸 Radical and Character Components
狸 is a phono-semantic compound: 犭 (dog) carries the meaning, while 里 indicates the sound.
Radical: 犭 + 7 more strokes
狸 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- lí
Meanings of 狸 in Chinese
lí狸
Words with 狸
Idioms with 狸
- hú狐li狸wěi尾ba巴a tell-tale sign of a cunning person
- hú狐li狸jīng精seductive manipulative woman
- jiǎn简luò落hú狐lí狸Punish cunning minor villains
- yǐ以lí狸zhì至shǔ鼠A futile and impossible endeavor
- fā发wū屋qiú求lí狸demolish house to seek civet cat
- huā花lí狸hú狐shào哨overly showy and superficial
- qióng穷shǔ鼠niè啮lí狸A cornered rat will bite the cat
- yǐ以lí狸ěr饵shǔ鼠Use a cat as bait to catch a mouse
- yǐ以lí狸zhì致shǔ鼠use a cat to lure a rat
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Open the tool →Questions about 狸
What does 狸 mean in Chinese?
狸 (lí) means “Refers to the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), a wild canid native to East Asia, often associated with folklore” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 狸?
狸 is pronounced lí in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 狸 have?
狸 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 狸?
狸 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 犭. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 狸?
The radical of 狸 is 犭, and 狸 is a phono-semantic compound.