Read Edit View history Discussion 獸 shòu beast Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts using a hunting tool (單) and a dog (犬) to hunt for and capture wild animals. Original form of 狩. 口 was later added as a distinguishing mark. The meaning later shifted to "beast". Pinyin Separate values with commas shòu × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 兽 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hunting tool. 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157 Q 471 173 457 189 Q 444 201 397 221 Q 382 227 314 200 Q 206 172 161 171 L 158 171 C 128 170 180 137 209 144 Q 216 145 227 149 Q 368 182 374 177 Q 383 168 365 94 C 358 65 399 57 410 85 Z", "M 234 30 Q 238 30 245 31 Q 299 46 415 61 Q 424 62 425 70 Q 425 76 410 85 L 365 94 Q 361 94 357 92 Q 285 71 228 59 C 199 53 204 28 234 30 Z", "M 668 384 Q 729 399 797 411 Q 840 421 847 426 Q 854 433 851 441 Q 844 451 818 459 Q 790 465 763 454 Q 720 441 673 428 L 624 417 Q 581 411 533 406 Q 499 400 523 385 Q 559 361 612 374 Q 613 375 619 375 L 668 384 Z", "M 661 340 Q 664 362 668 384 L 673 428 Q 680 500 680 571 Q 684 709 698 755 Q 702 765 694 773 Q 678 786 643 799 Q 624 806 608 801 Q 590 794 605 778 Q 633 753 634 724 Q 638 546 624 417 L 619 375 Q 618 371 618 365 Q 597 218 503 111 Q 487 95 466 73 Q 456 66 453 62 Q 449 55 464 57 Q 497 57 573 132 Q 627 189 654 304 L 654 306 L 661 340 Z", "M 654 306 Q 712 191 792 66 Q 817 33 969 39 Q 978 40 980 45 Q 981 49 969 58 Q 833 137 764 215 Q 718 267 668 332 Q 664 336 661 340 C 642 363 640 333 654 306 Z", "M 795 603 Q 822 578 850 546 Q 862 533 877 532 Q 887 532 893 545 Q 897 558 892 588 Q 888 607 857 625 Q 790 655 772 651 Q 768 647 768 635 Q 771 625 795 603 Z" ] } 19 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.