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兽
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獣
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beast

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Animals
shòu
ジュウ
けもの、けだもの
수
Components
Traditional (獸)
犬 pooch =
獸 beast
嘼 Phonetic component
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犬 Meaning component
quǎn pooch
dog
animal
Simplified (兽)
丷 “ears-out” component used+ 田 rice field+ 一 one+ 口 mouth =
兽 beast
丷 Meaning component
bā “ears-out” component used
“ears-out” component used in some Chinese characters (e.g. U+5151 兑)
田 Meaning component
tián rice field
field, arable land, cultivated
一 Meaning component
yī one
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Japanese (獣)
田 rice field+ 一 one+ 口 mouth+ 犬 pooch =
獣 beast
𭕄
𭕄
田
田
rice field
一
一
one
口
口
mouth
犬
犬
pooch
Notes
Similar Characters
厌 detest (simp)厣 shell (iii) (simp)畎 a drain between fields倏 suddenly吠 bark哭 cry尨 shaggy haired dog状 state of affairs (jp)狀 state of affairs (trad)猋 gale猷 plot獎 award (trad)獒 mastiff肰 dog meat臭 stinking莽 rude類 kind (jp)默 silent伏 bend over戾 perverse
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
獸
Regular
Modern
Chinese
兽 / 獸 [shòu]
beast; animal; beastly; bestial
Japanese
獣 けもの 、 けだもの 、 じゅう 、 ケモノ 、 ケダモノ 同音

noun

  1. beast; brute; animal
  2. slang animal with human characteristics (term used by members of the furry subculture)
獣 、 猪 、 鹿 しし 同音

noun

  1. archaic beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer)
  2. abbrev. hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
世界で、鹿やムースやキジといった野性獣を狩ることは違法とする国が多い。
In many parts of the world it is illegal to shoot wild game such as deer, moose or pheasant.
Japanese Names
獣 そうや
Souya unclassified name
獣 むねお
Muneo unclassified name
獣 むねただ
Munetada unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (56)
怪兽 [guài​shòu] #3,812
rare animal
野兽 [yě​shòu] #4,011
beast
兽医 [shòu​yī] #6,927
veterinarian
禽兽 [qín​shòu] #6,529
birds and animals
独角兽 [dú​jiǎo​shòu] #11,859
unicorn
猛兽 [měng​shòu] #16,399
ferocious beast
兽药 [shòu​yào] #19,001
veterinary medicines
兽性 [shòu​xìng] #19,195
brutal
洪水猛兽 [hóng​shuǐ​měng​shòu] #47,328
lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom)
鸟兽 [niǎo​shòu] #38,325
birds and beasts
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JAPANESE WORDS (120)
⭐ 獣 [けもの] #3,039
beast
魔獣 [まじゅう] #8,774
legendary beast
獣人 [じゅうじん] #9,574
(fictional) fusion of human and animal
⭐ 猛獣 [もうじゅう] #12,269
fierce animal
⭐ 怪獣 [かいじゅう] #13,477
monster
⭐ 野獣 [やじゅう] #14,248
wild beast
肉食獣 [にくしょくじゅう] #18,229
carnivore
神獣 [しんじゅう] #24,452
divine beast
獣道 [けものみち] #26,314
animal trail
幻獣 [げんじゅう] #27,649
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature)
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KOREAN WORDS (6)
야수 #45,780
beast; wild animal
괴수
monster
금수
birds and beasts
맹수
savage beast
수의학
veterinary science
인면수심
beast with a human face