| 1 | 兽 | 獸 | shòu | shou4 | beast; animal; beastly; bestial | | |
| 2 | 野兽 | 野獸 | yě shòu | ye3 shou4 | beast; wild animal | | |
| 3 | 兽迷 | 獸迷 | shòu mí | shou4 mi2 | furry (fan of art with anthropomorphic animal characters) | | |
| 4 | 猛兽 | 猛獸 | měng shòu | meng3 shou4 | ferocious beast; fierce animal | | |
| 5 | 神兽 | 神獸 | shén shòu | shen2 shou4 | mythological animal | | |
| 6 | 山西兽 | 山西獸 | shān xī shòu | Shan1 xi1 shou4 | Shansitherium fuguensis (early giraffe) | | |
| 7 | 瑞兽 | 瑞獸 | ruì shòu | rui4 shou4 | auspicious animal (such as the dragon) | | |
| 8 | 人面兽心 | 人面獸心 | rén miàn shòu xīn | ren2 mian4 shou4 xin1 | human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous | | |
| 9 | 禽兽不如 | 禽獸不如 | qín shòu bù rú | qin2 shou4 bu4 ru2 | worse than a beast; to behave immorally | | |
| 10 | 禽兽 | 禽獸 | qín shòu | qin2 shou4 | birds and animals; creature; beast (brutal person) | | |
| 11 | 鸟兽散 | 鳥獸散 | niǎo shòu sàn | niao3 shou4 san4 | to scatter like birds and beasts | | |
| 12 | 母兽 | 母獸 | mǔ shòu | mu3 shou4 | mother animal | | |
| 13 | 魔兽世界 | 魔獸世界 | mó shòu shì jiè | Mo2 shou4 Shi4 jie4 | World of Warcraft (video game) | | |
| 14 | 百度十大神兽 | 百度十大神獸 | bǎi dù shí dà shén shòu | bai3 du4 shi2 da4 shen2 shou4 | The Baidu 10 Mythical Creatures (a set of hoax animals and puns linked to PRC internet censorship) | | |
| 15 | 罗马斗兽场 | 羅馬鬥獸場 | luó mǎ dòu shòu chǎng | Luo2 ma3 dou4 shou4 chang3 | Colosseum (Rome) | | |
| 16 | 困兽犹斗 | 困獸猶鬥 | kùn shòu yóu dòu | kun4 shou4 you2 dou4 | a cornered beast will still fight (idiom); to fight like an animal at bay | | |
| 17 | 巨兽 | 巨獸 | jù shòu | ju4 shou4 | giant creature; huge animal | | |
| 18 | 作鸟兽散 | 作鳥獸散 | zuò niǎo shòu sàn | zuo4 niao3 shou4 san4 | lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom); fig. to head off in various directions; to flee helter-skelter | | |
| 19 | 洪水猛兽 | 洪水猛獸 | hóng shuǐ měng shòu | hong2 shui3 meng3 shou4 | lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom); fig. great scourges; extremely dangerous or threatening things | | |
| 20 | 害兽 | 害獸 | hài shòu | hai4 shou4 | vermin; harmful animal | | |
| 21 | 怪兽 | 怪獸 | guài shòu | guai4 shou4 | rare animal; mythical animal; monster | | |
| 22 | 飞禽走兽 | 飛禽走獸 | fēi qín zǒu shòu | fei1 qin2 zou3 shou4 | birds and animals; the beasts of the field and the birds of the air | | |
| 23 | 独角兽 | 獨角獸 | dú jiǎo shòu | du2 jiao3 shou4 | unicorn | | |
| 24 | 滴水嘴兽 | 滴水嘴獸 | dī shuǐ zuǐ shòu | di1 shui3 zui3 shou4 | gargoyle (architecture) | | |
| 25 | 草木鸟兽 | 草木鳥獸 | cǎo mù niǎo shòu | cao3 mu4 niao3 shou4 | flora and fauna | | |