畜

chù
#2,026 most
frequent character
livestock, domesticated animal

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

畜 puts 玄, which was once 幺 and referred to ropes for raising animals, with 田 field. Together they point to raising animals. The first reading chù means to raise animals and then livestock; xù also means to raise animals.

畜 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

畜xù
to raise (animals)

Homophones

处chù
place, location, spot, point
触chù
to touch, to make contact with sth

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