獸
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shòu · beast, animal

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Shape and proportion

19Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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犬Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 獸

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Example sentences

Notice where 獸 sits in each complete thought.

Shì wǒ nèi zài de shòu xìng xiǎng yào tā.是我內在的獸性想要它。

It's the animal in me that wants it.

Source: Tatoeba #803799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cháng dà hòu chéng wéi le yì míng shòu yī.她長大後成為了一名獸醫。

She grew up to be a veterinarian.

Source: Tatoeba #802070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dú jiǎo shòu shì yì zhǒng měi lí de guài wù.獨角獸是一種美麗的怪物。

The unicorn is a fabulous monster.

Source: Tatoeba #1227141 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shī zǐ shì bǎi shòu zhī wáng.獅子是百獸之王。

The lion is the king of the beasts.

Source: Tatoeba #710752 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ shī zǐ shì bǎi shòu zhī wáng de huà, yīng jiù shì bǎi niǎo zhī wáng le.如果獅子是百獸之王的話,鷹就是百鳥之王了。

As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.

Source: Tatoeba #458836 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ rèn wéi nǐ shì shén mó yě shòu? liè quǎn huán shì lǎo shǔ?你認為你是什麼野獸?獵犬還是老鼠?

What beast dost thou think thou art? Art thou a hound or a rat?

Source: Tatoeba #13109809 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 獸 in context

  1. Say shòu, then recall the core meaning: beast, animal.
  2. Write all 19 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 獸 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.