狐 hú
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 瓜 melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
狐狸
húli
fox
Characters in this word
狸 lí
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 里 inside
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 那只狐狸在雪地上留下了一串脚印，猎人据此判断它的去向。 Nà zhī húli zài xuědì shàng liúxià le yì chuàn jiǎoyìn, lièrén jùcǐ pànduàn tā de qùxiàng. The fox left a trail of footprints in the snow, and the hunter used them to judge where it had gone.
- 狐狸躲在草丛里，偷偷看着远处的小鸡。 Húli duǒ zài cǎocóng lǐ, tōutōu kàn zhe yuǎnchù de xiǎojī. The fox hid in the grass, secretly watching the chicks in the distance.
- 故事里的狐狸很聪明，总能想出好办法。 Gùshi lǐ de húli hěn cōngmíng, zǒng néng xiǎng chū hǎo bànfǎ. The fox in the story is very clever and can always think of a good plan.