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走獸

简走兽 · 繁走獸

Mandarin · pinyin zǒu shòu

(four-footed) animal
beast

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走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
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兽: shòu · beast, animal; bestial

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3–4 · zou3 shou4

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noun

quadruped beast; four-footed animal
animals

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