畜

xù
#2,026 most
frequent character
to raise (animals)

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chù
livestock, domesticated animal

Homophones

序xù
(bound form) order, sequence
绪xù
beginnings, clues, mental state
续xù
to continue, to replenish
蓄xù
to store up, to grow (e.g. a beard)
叙xù
to narrate, to chat

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