牲 shēng — domestic animal
农民家里养了不少牲畜。Nóng mín jiā lǐ yǎng le bù shǎo shēng chù.The farmer family raises quite a lot of livestock.
Common words: 牺牲 (xī shēng)、牲畜 (shēng chù)、三牲 (sān shēng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "domestic animal"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "domestic animal", including 牲 (shēng), 畜 (chù / xù). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "domestic animal" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 牲 (shēng), 畜 (chù / xù) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span shēng, chù, xù — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 牲 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 牲 shēngdomestic animalUseful words: 牺牲, 牲畜
- 畜 chù / xùlivestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal; to raise (animals)Useful words: 牲畜, 畜牧
Common words for these 2 "domestic animal" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 牲 (shēng) — so "domestic animal" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
牺牲xī shēngto sacrifice one's life; to sacrifice (sth valued); beast slaughtered as a sacrifice牲畜shēng chùfarm animal; livestock三牲sān shēngthe three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)牲畜shēng chùfarm animal; livestock畜牧xù mùto raise animals畜生chù shengdomestic animal; brute; bastard
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "domestic animal".
畜 chù / xù — livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal; to raise (animals)
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.
Common words: 牲畜 (shēng chù)、畜牧 (xù mù)、畜生 (chù sheng)
All 2 characters
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