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鼠
shǔ
1. rat
2. mouse
3. CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

鼠
shǔ
rat, mouse
HSK 5 13 丶

Compound Words (20)

仓鼠
cāngshǔ
hamster
大鼠
dàshǔ
rat
子鼠
zǐshǔ
Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
小鼠
xiǎoshǔ
mouse
松鼠
sōngshǔ
squirrel
栗鼠
lìshǔ
chinchilla
沙鼠
shāshǔ
gerbil
滑鼠
huáshǔ
(computer) mouse (Tw)
田鼠
tiánshǔ
vole
睡鼠
shuìshǔ
dormouse
老鼠
lǎoshǔ
rat
HSK 5
葵鼠
kuíshǔ
guinea pig
袋鼠
dàishǔ
kangaroo
豚鼠
túnshǔ
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
负鼠
fùshǔ
opossum (zoo.)
飞鼠
fēishǔ
flying squirrel
鼠妇
shǔfù
woodlouse
鼠年
shǔnián
Year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
鼠标
shǔbiāo
mouse (computing)
HSK 5
鼠疫
shǔyì
plague

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,692
Word Frequency Rank
2,121 of 84,292