---
title: "Shizi Meaning: 狮子 (lion) or 师资 (teachers)?"
description: "狮子 (traditional 獅子, shīzi) means “lion”. Not the shizi you heard? See 师资, 柿子. Hear its tones, see what 狮 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shizi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 狮子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

狮子 shīzi

## lion

## It can also mean

- Leo (zodiac sign) (short for 狮子座)

## Its characters

1. 狮 shī lion (as in 狮子)
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

动物园里的狮子正在睡觉。 The lion at the zoo is sleeping.

[More about 狮子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%8B%AE%E5%AD%90)

## Other words said shizi

- [师资shīzīteachers](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B8%88%E8%B5%84)
- [柿子shìzipersimmon](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9F%BF%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 狮 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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