兽 — Chinese character
兽
shòu
beast, animal; bestial
- Pinyin
- shòu
- Radical
- 12 ⼋ (Eight)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 丷 田 一 口
- Formation
- ideographic — An animal with horns 丷, eyes 田, nose 一, and mouth 口
- Traditional
- 獸
Common words with 兽
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野兽 (野獸) | yě shòu | beast; wild animal |
| 怪兽 (怪獸) | guài shòu | rare animal; mythical animal |
| 禽兽 (禽獸) | qín shòu | birds and animals; creature |
| 兽医 (獸醫) | shòu yī | veterinarian; veterinary surgeon |
| 独角兽 (獨角獸) | dú jiǎo shòu | unicorn |
| 猛兽 (猛獸) | měng shòu | ferocious beast; fierce animal |
| 兽性 (獸性) | shòu xìng | brutal |
| 神兽 (神獸) | shén shòu | mythological animal |
| 巨兽 (巨獸) | jù shòu | giant creature; huge animal |
| 兽类 (獸類) | shòu lèi | animals |
| 兽药 (獸藥) | shòu yào | veterinary medicines |
| 驯兽师 (馴獸師) | xùn shòu shī | animal trainer; tamer |
English words written with 兽
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.