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狩

shòu
verb #43,367

Meanings

  1. 1 to hunt (esp. in winter)
  2. 2 to go on a hunting expedition

Examples

古时候，贵族常在冬天狩猎。
Gǔshíhou, guìzú cháng zài dōngtiān shòuliè.
In ancient times, nobles often went hunting in winter.
他在森林里狩猎了一整天。
Tā zài sēnlín lǐ shòuliè le yì zhěngtiān.
He spent the whole day hunting in the forest.

Tips

usage
Mostly used in 狩猎 (shòuliè, to hunt). Compared with the everyday 打猎 (dǎliè), it is more formal and is also the standard term for a wildlife or game hunt.

Components

radical
犭 fǎnquǎnpáng
dog; beast
The side beast radical 犭 (a left form of 犬, dog) is fitting: dogs were the hunter's helpers, so the dog element marks hunting.
phonetic
守 shǒu
to guard (phonetic)
守 (shǒu, to guard) sits on the right as the sound element, its reading shifted to shòu. It contributes only the pronunciation here.

Stroke Order

狩 shòu