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瘦
shòu
thin, lean, emaciated; meager
🔤 Pictophonetic:
疒 (sickness) provides meaning, 叟 provides pronunciation
Words Using 瘦 (25)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
瘦
shòu
thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
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瘦
shòu
thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive
瘦弱
shòuruò
thin and weak
瘦弱
shòuruò
thin and weak
瘦小
shòuxiǎo
slightly-built / petite
瘦小
shòuxiǎo
slightly-built / petite
消瘦
xiāoshòu
to waste away / to become thin
消瘦
xiāoshòu
to waste away / to become thin
瘦子
shòuzi
thin person
瘦子
shòuzi
thin person
瘦肉
shòuròu
lean meat
瘦肉
shòuròu
lean meat
瘦长
shòucháng
slim
瘦长
shòucháng
slim
瘦骨伶仃
shòugǔlíngdīng
emaciated / scrawny
瘦骨伶仃
shòugǔlíngdīng
emaciated / scrawny
瘦骨嶙峋
shòugǔlínxún
skinny; emaciated (idiom)
瘦骨嶙峋
shòugǔlínxún
skinny; emaciated (idiom)
瘦骨棱棱
shòugǔléngléng
bony / skinny
瘦骨棱棱
shòugǔléngléng
bony / skinny
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⿸疒叟
i
Component Tree i
sǒu
叟
old man; elder
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