百兽 (bǎi shòu) — all kinds of animals; all beasts | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

all kinds of animalsall beasts

Examples

百兽，。
Sēn lín lǐ bǎi shòu qí jù, rè nao fēi fán.
All kinds of animals gathered in the forest, bustling with activity.
百兽。
Shī zi bèi chēng wéi bǎi shòu zhī wáng.
The lion is called the king of all beasts.
百兽。
Zhè bù jì lù piàn jì lù le bǎi shòu de shēng huó xí xìng.
This documentary records the living habits of all kinds of animals.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

百bǎihundred

百 (hundred/all kinds) plus 兽 (beasts) means every kind of animal.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

一白百

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

白

白bái百bǎi

Same sound today

百 combines 一, which carries the number meaning, with 白, which provides the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 獸; 兽 is its simplified writing.

單單dānhunting weapon
犬犬quǎndog

The traditional form 獸 combines 單 (hunting weapon) and 犬 (dog) to show hunting; the simplified 兽 is a shorthand.

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