鼠

shǔ

(bound form) rat; mouse

Radical: 鼠 Strokes: 13

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

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鼬鼯鼷鼹鼢

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鼬鼯鼷鼹鼢

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

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

Meanings

(bound form) rat; mouse

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Words with 鼠 326 total

kangaroo袋鼠dài shǔ flying squirrel · (dialect) bat飞鼠fēi shǔ (zoology) zokor, a burrowing rodent (Myospalax spp.)鼢鼠fén shǔ gerbil沙鼠shā shǔ chinchilla · chipmunk栗鼠lì shǔ a scoundrel · a bad chap鼠辈shǔ bèi

Idioms with 鼠 105 total

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously抱头鼠窜bào tóu shǔ cuàn (idiom) chicken-hearted; gutless胆小如鼠dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom) · fig. to be meddlesome狗逮老鼠gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ