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shòu

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shòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shòu | shou4
English translation
thin
to lose weight
(of clothing) tight
(of meat) lean
(of land) unproductive
thin, lean, emaciated; meager

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About shòu

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

shòu

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

sickness

Etymology of shòu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

疒叟

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

sǒu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and sǒu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shòu

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可怜 kělián de xiǎo gǒu yòu shòu yòu 饿 è .

The poor little dog was very thin and hungry.

tiáo lǎo gǒu 瘦骨嶙峋 shòu gǔ lín xún .

The old dog was so thin that his bones showed through his skin.

de 裤子 kùzi zhù le , 因为 yīnwèi shòu le 很多.

My trousers won't remain up; I've lost so much weight.

咸肉 xián ròu Zhōng yǒu céng féi de 几层 shòu de .

Bacon has streaks of fat and streaks of lean.

看上去 kàn shang qu yòu lǎo yòu shòu ,脸颊 liǎn jiá 凹陷 aō xiàn ,眼圈 yǎn quān Hēi .

She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.

Words with shòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shòu thin shòu
瘦小 shòu xiǎo petite瘦小 shòu xiǎo
瘦子 shòu zi thin person瘦子 shòu zi
瘦弱 shòu ruò thin and weak瘦弱 shòu ruò
消瘦 xiāo shòu to waste away消瘦 xiāo shòu
瘦肉 shòu ròu lean meat瘦肉 shòu ròu
骨瘦如柴 gǔ shòu rú chái as thin as a match骨瘦如柴 gǔ shòu rú chái
瘦削 shòu xuē slim瘦削 shòu xuē
清瘦 qīng shòu meager清瘦 qīng shòu
瘦长 shòu cháng slim瘦長
瘦骨嶙峋 shòu gǔ lín xún skinny; emaciated (idiom)瘦骨嶙峋 shòu gǔ lín xún
精瘦 jīng shòu slender精瘦 jīng shòu
纤瘦 xiān shòu slender纖瘦
干瘦 gān shòu wizened乾瘦
面黄肌瘦 miàn huáng jī shòu yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance面黃肌瘦
瘦骨伶仃 shòu gǔ líng dīng emaciated瘦骨伶仃 shòu gǔ líng dīng

shòu Decomposition & Compounds

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shòu Decomposition

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