劁 (qiāo) - To castrate animals, especially pigs & to geld

劁Tone 1

qiāo ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

器情

劁 · qiāo

To castrate animals, especially pigs;

to geld;

to spay.

To castrate animals, especially pigsto geldto spay.

Usage highlights

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Synonyms

  • 阉— to castrate, to spay
  • 割— to cut, to remove (in context of castration)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmer castrated the piglets (劁猪).
  • Veterinary castration is common in animal husbandry (兽医劁割).
  • This tool is used for animal castration (劁刀).

Collocations

  • castrate pigs(劁猪)
  • castration knife(劁刀)
  • veterinary castration(兽医劁割)
  • castration technique(劁术)
  • castrator(劁匠)
  • castrate sheep(劁羊)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms found for this character

Cultural background

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  • This character represents an ancient agricultural practice of animal husbandry.
  • The technique has been used for thousands of years to manage livestock quality and behavior.
  • Traditionally performed by specialized craftsmen called 'castrators' in rural China.

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