兽

See also: 獸

兽 U+517D, 兽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-517D ← 兼 [U+517C] CJK Unified Ideographs 兾 → [U+517E]

Translingual

Traditional	獸
Shinjitai	獣
Simplified	兽

Han character

兽 (Kangxi radical 12, 八+9, 11 strokes, cangjie input 金田一口 (CWMR), four-corner 8060, composition ⿱𬎿𠮛)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 196, character 26
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 250, character 2
• Unihan data for U+517D

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 獸 (elimination of 犬 and 㽞 → 𬎿).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 兽 – see 獸 (“beast; animal; bestial; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 獸).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.