石狮子

Traditional form:

石獅子

Pinyin (reading):

shíshīzi

Definitions:

• guardian lion, a lion statue traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples etc

Characters:

• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 狮 - lion
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Traditional characters:

• 石 - stone, rock, mineral
• 獅 - lion
• 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing