Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal; to raise (animals)

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “chu” becomes a different word in each tone. 畜 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 牲畜shēng chùfarm animal; livestock
  • 畜牧xù mùto raise animals
  • 畜生chù shengdomestic animal; brute; bastard
  • 家畜jiā chùdomestic animal; livestock; cattle
  • 种畜zhǒng chùbreeding stock (of animal species); stud

Example Sentence

农场里饲养着许多家畜。Nóng chǎng lǐ sì yǎng zhe xǔ duō jiā chù.The farm raises many domestic animals.

农场Nóng chǎngfarminside饲养sì yǎngto raisezhe(ongoing action)许多xǔ duōmany家畜jiā chùdomestic animal