Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

beast; quadruped

Chinese: 野兽、动物。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “shou” becomes a different word in each tone. 兽 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

  • 飞禽走兽fēi qín zǒu shòu(idiom) birds and animals
  • 野兽yě shòubeast; wild animal
  • 兽行shòu xíngbrutal act; bestiality
  • 兽性shòu xìngbrutal
  • 走兽zǒu shòu(four-footed) animal; beast

Example Sentence

老虎和狮子都是凶猛的野兽。Lǎo hǔ hé shī zi dōu shì xiōng měng de yě shòu.Tigers and lions are both ferocious wild beasts.

老虎Lǎo hǔtigerand狮子shī ziLeo (star sign)dōuallshìis凶猛xiōng měngfiercedeof野兽yě shòubeast