Chinese symbol for “bestial”
兽
shòu
Traditional: 獸
beast; animal; beastly; bestial
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bestial is 兽 (shòu), defined as: beast; animal; beastly; bestial.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bestial”
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bestial”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.