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鼠 shǔ

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鼠 shǔ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǔ | shu3
English translation
rat
mouse
CL:隻 zhī
>只 zhǐ [zhī]
rat, mouse

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About 鼠 shǔ

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Number of strokes

13

Radical frequency

92

Traditional form

鼠 shǔ

Contains the radical

鼠 shǔ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A mouse, with two paws to the left and the tail to the right

Etymology of 鼠 shǔ

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱臼 jiù ？

Explanation

Pictograph of a rat.

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Example sentences using 鼠 shǔ

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老鼠 lǎoshǔ 总是 zǒngshì 在 zài 墙壁 qiáng bì 中 Zhōng 乱 luàn 窜 cuàn .

Mice are always scurrying about in the wall.

那 Nā 只 zhǐ 狗 gǒu 在 zài 撕 sī 咬 yǎo 老鼠 lǎoshǔ .

The dog is worrying the rat.

老鼠 lǎoshǔ 啃 kěn 坏 huài 了 le 一些 yī xiē 木制品.

The rats have chewed away some of the woodwork.

老鼠 lǎoshǔ 把 bǎ 木器 mù qì 全啃坏 huài 了 le .

The rats have eaten away most of the woodwork.

老鼠 lǎoshǔ 一点一点 yī diǎn yī diǎn 地 de 啃 kěn 着 zhāo 花生 huāshēng .

The mouse nibbled at the peanuts.

Words with 鼠 shǔ

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
鼠 shǔ rat鼠 shǔ
老鼠 lǎoshǔ rat老鼠 lǎoshǔ
鼠标 shǔbiāo mouse (computing)鼠標
松鼠 sōng shǔ squirrel松鼠 sōng shǔ
袋鼠 dài shǔ kangaroo袋鼠 dài shǔ
鼠疫 shǔ yì plague鼠疫 shǔ yì
鼹鼠 yǎn shǔ mole (zoology)鼴鼠
仓鼠 cāng shǔ hamster倉鼠
米老鼠 Mǐ Lǎo shǔ Mickey Mouse米老鼠 Mǐ Lǎo shǔ
黄鼠狼 huáng shǔ láng Siberian weasel黃鼠狼
田鼠 tián shǔ vole田鼠 tián shǔ
豚鼠 tún shǔ guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)豚鼠 tún shǔ
土拨鼠 tǔ bō shǔ groundhog土撥鼠
小白鼠 xiǎo bái shǔ little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal)小白鼠 xiǎo bái shǔ
鼠辈 shǔ bèi a scoundrel鼠輩
天竺鼠 tiān zhú shǔ cavy天竺鼠 tiān zhú shǔ
过街老鼠 guò jiē lǎo shǔ target of scorn過街老鼠
鼠药 shǔ yào rat poison鼠藥
捕鼠器 bǔ shǔ qì mousetrap捕鼠器 bǔ shǔ qì
鼠目寸光 shǔ mù cùn guāng short-sighted鼠目寸光 shǔ mù cùn guāng
投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì
抱头鼠窜 bào tóu shǔ cuàn to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously抱頭鼠竄
胆小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ gutless膽小如鼠

鼠 shǔ Decomposition & Compounds

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鼠 shǔ Compounds

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  • 鼠 shǔ
    • 巤 liè
    • 竄 cuàn
    • 鼬 yòu , 鼹 yǎn , 鼯 wú , 癙 shǔ , 鼢 fén , 鼩 qú , 鼪 shēng , 鼫 shí , 鼭 shí , 鼱 jīng , 鼷 xī , 躥 cuān , 鑹, 鬛, 鼣, 鼤, 鼥, 鼦, 鼧, 鼨, 鼮, 鼰, 鼲, 鼳, 鼴 yǎn , 鼵, 鼶, 鼸, 鼺
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