How to Write 㲋 (chuò) — Meaning “A rabbit-like animal.”

Imagine 比 as two rabbits’ ears standing side by side, with the lower part showing their fluffy bodies hopping together. This picture of two rabbit-like shapes merging into one character can help you recall that 㲋 means a rabbit-like animal. Just think: “two ears + a rabbit body = 㲋”.

First write the top part 比 (two 匕 shapes) neatly side by side, then write the lower part which resembles the lower half of 兔 but without the top stroke. Be careful not to make the top too narrow or to confuse the bottom with the bottom of 兔 (which has a different ending). The whole character should be balanced, with the top slightly wider than the bottom.

All three share the radical 比, but their lower parts differ. 毖 has a bottom like 必 (meaning “must”), 毗 has a bottom like 田 (field), and 㲋 has a bottom like a rabbit’s body. Focus on the lower component: if it looks like an animal shape, it is 㲋; if it looks like a field or a “must” sign, it is 毗 or 毖 respectively.

㲋 is very rare and not in the HSK vocabulary list. It appears mostly in ancient texts or classical poetry to describe a specific kind of wild rabbit. In modern writing, you may see it in historical dictionaries or when discussing animal tracks (as in 㲋迹) in a literary style.

Common words containing 㲋 include: 㲋兔 (chuò tù) — A type of rabbit.; 㲋迹 (chuò jì) — animal tracks; 㲋形 (chuò xíng) — The shape of a rabbit-like animal..