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瘦
shòu
thin, lean, emaciated; meager
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疒 (sickness) provides meaning, 叟 provides pronunciation
HSK 3
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⿸疒叟
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sǒu
叟
old man; elder
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A hand 又 holding up a candle, representing failing vision
9 strokes
Words Using 瘦 (25)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
瘦
↗
shòu
thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
3
shòu
瘦
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HSK 3
thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
瘦弱
↗
shòuruò
thin and weak
shòuruò
瘦弱
↗
thin and weak
瘦小
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shòuxiǎo
slightly-built / petite
shòuxiǎo
瘦小
↗
slightly-built / petite
消瘦
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xiāoshòu
to waste away / to become thin
xiāoshòu
消瘦
↗
to waste away / to become thin
瘦子
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shòuzi
thin person
shòuzi
瘦子
↗
thin person
瘦肉
↗
shòuròu
lean meat
shòuròu
瘦肉
↗
lean meat
瘦削
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shòuxuē
slim
shòuxuē
瘦削
↗
slim
挑肥嫌瘦
↗
tiāoféixiánshòu
to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
tiāoféixiánshòu
挑肥嫌瘦
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to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience
瘦巴巴
↗
shòubābā
thin / scrawny / emaciated
shòubābā
瘦巴巴
↗
thin / scrawny / emaciated
清瘦
↗
qīngshòu
meager
qīngshòu
清瘦
↗
meager