U+72EE "狮" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+72EE "狮" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that represents a lion, a powerful and majestic animal often associated with royalty, protection, and strength in East Asian cultures. It is composed of the radical 犭, which signifies an animal or beast, and the phonetic component 师, which suggests its pronunciation in Mandarin as "shī." This character is commonly found in words such as "狮子" (lion) and appears in cultural contexts like lion dances, guardian lion statues, and idioms that evoke bravery or authority.