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畜 (chù) — domestic animal, livestock (bound morpheme, used in compounds)

Definition

A bound morpheme meaning 'livestock / domestic animal.' On its own it is never used as a standalone noun — it appears only inside compounds such as 牲畜, 家畜, 畜产品.

bound form
domestic animallivestock (bound morpheme, used in compounds)

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè ge nóng zhuāng zhǔ yào sì yǎng shēng chù.
    This farm mainly raises livestock.
  • 。
    Jiā chù yǎng zhí zài dāng dì jīng jì zhōng zhàn hěn dà bǐ zhòng.
    Domestic animal farming accounts for a large proportion of the local economy.
  • 畜。
    Zhōng guó de chù chǎn pǐn chū kǒu wěn bù zēng zhǎng.
    China's export of animal products has grown steadily.

Origin

Pictograph
六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíng

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

畜 pairs 玄, a rope, with 田, a bag of feed or an enclosure, giving a picture of feed tied up or animals tied in a pen.

Appears in
Animals & Mammals

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