兽
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beast; animal; beastly; bestial
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How 兽 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
An animal with horns 丷, eyes 田, nose 一, and mouth 口
How to remember it
beast · Heisig RSH #1509
horns + brains + floor + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 兽
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人面兽心 | rén miàn shòu xīn | (lit.) human face, beastly heart (idiom); (fig.) mild in appearance but malicious in natur… |
| 兽病理学 | shòu bìng lǐ xué | veterinary pathology |
| 罗马斗兽场 | Luó mǎ dòu shòu chǎng | Colosseum (Rome) |
| 十大神兽 | shí dà shén shòu | the Baidu 10 mythical creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC Internet cen… |
| 山西兽 | Shān xī shòu | Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe) |
| 兽脚亚目 | shòu jiǎo yà mù | suborder Theropoda (beast-footed dinosaur group) within order Saurischia containing carniv… |
| 兽力车 | shòu lì chē | animal-drawn vehicle; carriage |
| 草木鸟兽 | cǎo mù niǎo shòu | flora and fauna |
| 率兽食人 | shuài shòu shí rén | lit. to lead beasts to eat the people (idiom); fig. tyrannical government oppresses the pe… |
| 作鸟兽散 | zuò niǎo shòu sàn | lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom); fig. to head off in various directions; to fle… |
| 如鸟兽散 | rú niǎo shòu sàn | (lit.) to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom); (fig.) to flee in all directions |
| 兽医学 | shòu yī xué | veterinary medicine; veterinary science |
| 独角兽 | dú jiǎo shòu | unicorn |
| 兽性 | shòu xìng | brutal |
| 兽行 | shòu xíng | brutal act; bestiality |
| 兽脚类恐龙 | shòu jiǎo lèi kǒng lóng | theropod (beast-footed dinosaur group); suborder Theropoda within order Saurischia contain… |
| 鸟兽散 | niǎo shòu sàn | to scatter like birds and beasts |
| 神兽 | shén shòu | mythological animal |
| 滴水嘴兽 | dī shuǐ zuǐ shòu | gargoyle (architecture) |
| 兽交 | shòu jiāo | bestiality (sex with an animal) |