兽
獸shòu
#1,600 most
frequent character
beast, animal, beastly, bestial
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
兽 began as a picture of a dog and a hunting tool, so it first meant to hunt with dogs and weapons. Later a 口 mouth was added at the bottom. The meaning grew to 'wild animal' and then 'beastly, uncivilized'.
Drawn as: dog; hunting tool
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