畜 chù livestock

源How it came to be

A twist of cord, the deep block, over a field. Animals tied up on grazing land: the rope makes them livestock, not wild game, and it is the older half of the drawing.

用How it is used

• Domestic animal/livestock - 牲畜 (shēngchù) livestock, 家畜 (jiāchù) domestic animals, 畜生 (chùsheng) a beast (also a curse: 'you animal').
• Read xù it's the verb 'to raise animals': 畜牧 (xùmù) animal husbandry, 畜养 (xùyǎng) to rear.

字Characters built with 畜

• 蓄 to store

词Words with 畜

• 牲畜shēngchùfarm animalHSK 9
• 畜牧xùmùto raise animalsHSK 9