Origin

This character combines the animal radical on the left, which signals the character is about creatures, with a sound component on the right that hints at the pronunciation. The animal radical points toward the meaning of hunting—specifically the pursuit and catching of wild game. The right side doesn't add a separate meaning but rather tells you how the character sounds when spoken. Together they create a character that naturally expresses the idea of hunting animals.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).