• 1600th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (shou4)beast • animal • beastly • bestial

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'kǒu' (kou3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

怪兽 (怪獸)
禽兽 (禽獸)

Uncommon

猛兽 (猛獸)
独角兽 (獨角獸)
兽性 (獸性)
兽医 (獸醫)
神兽 (神獸)
野兽 (野獸)

RareShow 39

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.