How to Write 嘼 (chù) — Meaning “livestock; beast”

Think of a beast (畜) with a big mouth (口) that roars loudly. The top 口 is like the animal's open mouth, and the lower 畜 reminds you it is livestock. This image links the parts to the meaning 'beast'.

Write the top 口 small and centered, then write 畜 below: first the 玄 part (dot, horizontal, then a folded stroke) then 田 (a square box with inner cross). A common mistake is making the 口 too large, which makes the character unbalanced. Practice keeping the 口 narrow.

嘼 has 口 over 畜 and means 'beast'; 㕡 (hè) contains 口 over 奭 and means 'a deep valley' or 'cave'; 喿 (zào) has 口 over 喿 (three mouths) and means 'noise' or 'chirping'. Visually, 嘼 has a single 口 on top, while 喿 has three mouths stacked inside, and 㕡 has a different lower component.

嘼 is very rare in modern Chinese and not part of HSK vocabulary. It appears mostly in old texts or as a variant of 畜 (chù) in words like 禽嘼 (qín chù, birds and beasts). You might also see it in classical poetry or historical names, but in daily life 畜 is used instead.

Common words containing 嘼 include: 嘼类 (chù lèi) — beasts; animals; 禽嘼 (qín chù) — birds and beasts; 嘼产 (chù chǎn) — livestock products.