畜 meaning and stroke order
Livestock, domestic animals
How to write 畜, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 畜
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- livestock
- domesticated animal
- domestic animal
- to raise (animals)
How 畜 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Farm.
田 gives the meaning and 玄 hints at the sound.
Radical: 田 (field), shared by 46 characters on this site.
How to remember 畜
畜 is built from 玄 (xuán) on top of 田 (tián, field). Picture animals kept on the farm field, with 玄 hinting at the sound, and you get livestock.
As chù, it means domestic animals and appears mostly in compounds like 牲畜 (shēngchù) and 家畜 (jiāchù). 畜生 (chùsheng) literally means a domestic animal but is commonly used as an insult, like calling someone a brute. Example: 农民养了很多家畜。(Nóngmín yǎng le hěn duō jiāchù.) The farmers raise a lot of livestock.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 畜 with 蓄 (xù, to store), which adds the grass radical 艹 on top, as in 储蓄 (chǔxù, savings). Also remember 畜 has two readings: chù for the animals, xù for the verb to raise.
Common words with 畜
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
畜 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 畜
Learning 畜 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 畜
How many strokes are in 畜?
畜 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 畜 mean?
畜 (chù) means livestock, domestic animals. A common word with it is 牲畜 (shēngchù), meaning "farm animal; livestock".
How do you pronounce 畜?
畜 is pronounced chù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 畜?
The radical of 畜 is 田, which carries the idea of "field". Dictionaries list 畜 under this radical.
Is 畜 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 畜 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
When is 畜 pronounced xù instead of chù?
Use xù when it means to raise animals, as in 畜牧 (xùmù, animal husbandry) and 畜牧业 (xùmùyè, livestock industry). When it refers to the animals themselves, as in 家畜 or 牲畜, say chù.
Is 畜生 rude to say?
Yes, in everyday speech 畜生 (chùsheng) is a strong insult meaning beast or brute, said to someone who behaved terribly. To talk neutrally about farm animals, use 牲畜 or 家畜 instead.