Chinese Character 兽 Meanings and components.

Form

兽

Meaning

兽 meaning[3] in English

Beast.

Animal.

Beastly.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 兽 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are eight (八) , surname Tian (田) , and (𠮛)

Its radical[1] is: 八 (ba1) which means: Eight, 8, .八ba1eight

In cangjie it is written with CWMR

How to write 兽

To write兽shou4beast you should write a combination of 八ba1eight 田tian2surname Tian , 𠮛𠮛5 arranged in a 吕 shape:

八 + 田 + 𠮛 = 兽

兽 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 兽 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 兽, looks as follow:

兽
Pinyin:shou4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Beast . Animal . Beastly . Bestial
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
𠮛
Pinyin:𠮛5 Shape:吕
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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