How to write 兽

兽 獸 shòu [名] 【本义】:禽兽的总称 1. 哺乳动物的总称，一般指有四条腿、全身生毛的哺乳动物。([En.] General term for mammals, usually referring to mammals with four legs and covered in hair.) - 例：～类。野～。鸟～。禽～。～医。 (Examples: Beast class; Wild beast; Bird beast; Poultry beast; Beast doctor.) 2. 喻野蛮，下流。([En.] Metaphor for barbaric, vulgar.) - 例：～欲。～行。人面～心。 (Examples: Beastly desires; Beastly behavior; Human face, beastly heart.) 【引】 1. 《说文》：兽，守备者； ([En.] "Shuo Wen": Beast, guardsman.) 2. 《尔雅·释鸟》：四足而毛谓之兽； ([En.] "Erya: Explanation of Birds": Four-legged and hairy are called beasts.) 3. 《释兽释文》：兽毛虫总号； ([En.] "Explanation of Beasts": General term for insects with beast-like hair.) 4. 兽，狐狼之属。——《周礼·庭氏》注； ([En.] "The Book of Zhou": Beasts belong to the fox and wolf family.) 5. 《周礼·兽人》：大兽公之； ([En.] "The Book of Zhou": The great chief of beasts.) 6. 《诗·小雅·车攻》：搏兽于敖； ([En.] "Poems: Xiao Ya": Fighting beasts in Ao.) 7. 曹操《却东西门行》：猛兽步高岗； ([En.] Cao Cao's poem: Savage beasts walk on the high ridge.) 8. 《战国策·齐策》：兽同足者而俱行； ([En.] "Strategies of the Warring States": Beasts with the same paws move together.) 9. 《淮南子·说山训》：山有猛兽； ([En.] "Huainanzi: Teaching About Mountains": The mountain is home to savage beasts.) 10. 《史记·货殖列传序》：山深而兽往之； ([En.] "Records of the Grand Historian: Preface to the Accounts of Commerce": The mountain is deep and beasts come to it.) 【例】 例：兽目(野兽的眼睛);兽工(殷制天子六工之一。即治皮革的工匠);兽人(居心险恶、有如禽兽之人);兽骇(兽类受惊时狂奔乱窜);兽吻(门环上的装饰物;虎口);兽臣(古官名。掌管山泽、田猎之事);兽头大门(豪门显贵、宫殿寺观之正门上的门环，一般用铜制或鎏金的兽头铺首，故称);兽铤(兽疾走) 2. 干肉 ([En.] Dry meat) - 例：如《仪礼》：实兽于其上，东首； ([En.] Example from "Rituals": Put the real beast on it, facing east.) 3. 唐人因避唐高祖李渊祖李虎讳，往往把虎字改作“兽”。 ([En.] Tang people often replaced the character for tiger with "beast" due to a taboo concerning Tang Gaozu Li Yuan and his ancestor Li Hu.) - 例：如:兽口(虎口);兽吻(虎口);兽君(虎的别称) (Examples: Beast mouth (tiger's mouth); Beast kiss (tiger's mouth); Beast lord (another name for tiger).) 兽 獸 shòu [形] 1. 比喻野蛮、残忍 ([En.] Metaphor for barbaric, cruel.) - 例：又如:兽心;兽欲;兽行(比喻极端野蛮残忍、丧失人性的行为) (Examples: Again as: Beastly heart; Beastly desires; Beastly behavior (metaphor for extreme barbaric cruelty and loss of humanity).) 2. 兽形的 ([En.] Beast-like.) - 例：如:兽材(雕绘兽形的柱子);兽面(兽形的面具);兽侯(画有兽形的射靶);兽铠(饰有兽首之形的铠甲);兽舰(船体雕饰兽形的战舰);兽炉(兽形的香炉) (Examples: Such as: Beast material (columns carved with beast shapes); Beast face (beast-shaped masks); Beast lord (targets painted with beast shapes); Beast armor (armor decorated with beast heads); Beast ship (warships with beast-shaped decorations); Beast furnace (incense burner in beast shape).)