Memory phrase for the character: 兽

兽

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Meaning

beast, animal, bestial, ferocious

Pronunciation

shòu

Explanation

 From top: out 丷 (here: widely), rice field 田, one 一 mouth 口

Mnemonic
 
Widely open like a rice field is one mouth of the beast.

Radicals

八 eightThe eight 八 can probably be understood as two hands with outstretched fingers, but without the thumbs, which adds up to eight.




 Vocabulary

兽医 shòu yī  veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
野兽 yě shòu  beast; wild animal
禽兽 qín shòu  birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person)
食蚁兽 shí yǐ shòu  ant-eater (several different species)
驭兽术 yù shòu shù  animal training; taming wild beast (e.g. lion-taming)
驭兽术 yù shòu shù  

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