U+517D "兽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+517D "兽" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "beast" or "animal," often specifically referring to wild or four-legged creatures, and it appears in languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Its traditional form is 獸, and the simplified version "兽" is standard in modern Mandarin. This character is composed of radical elements that evoke concepts like "field" and "dog" or a hunting implement, reflecting its etymological roots in hunting and animal tracking. In historical and cultural contexts, "兽" is used in words such as "野兽" (yěshòu, wild beast) and appears in idioms like "兽性大发" (shòuxìng dàfā, to lose all reason like a beast). It is also frequently found in literary works, mythology, and discussions of nature to denote creatures that are not domesticated, carrying connotations of wildness, instinct, or untamed power.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
兽 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
兽 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE5 0x85 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x517D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000517D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u517d |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII |
274B2B |
| kCangjie |
CWMR |
| kCantonese |
sau3 |
| kDefinition |
beast, animal; bestial |
| kEACC |
274B2B |
| kFourCornerCode |
8060 |
| kGB0 |
4262 |
| kHanYu |
10250.020 |
| kHanyuPinlu |
shòu(40) |
| kIICore |
AG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian |
10250.020 |
| kIRGKangXi |
0196.261 |
| kIRG_GSource |
G0-4A5E |
| kTGH |
2013:2407 |
| kKangXi |
0196.261 |
| kMainlandTelegraph |
3757 |
| kMandarin |
shòu |
| kPhonetic |
445 1146 1294* |
| kRSUnicode |
12.9 30.8 |
| kSMSZD2003Index |
109.09 |
| kTGHZ2013 |
339.110:shòu |
| kTotalStrokes |
11 |
| kTraditionalVariant |
"獸" U+7378 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 |
G |
| kXHC1983 |
1060.010:shòu |