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What does 鼠 mean in Chinese?

鼠 (shǔ) means "rat; mouse" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 5 word.

How do you pronounce 鼠?

鼠 is pronounced "shǔ" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What words contain the character 鼠?

Common words with 鼠 include 仓鼠 (hamster), 大鼠 (rat), 子鼠 (Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)), 小鼠 (mouse), 土拨鼠 (groundhog).

How do you write 鼠?

You can practice writing 鼠 using our stroke order tool.

鼠 (shǔ) — rat | Chinese Dictionary

鼠

shǔ

rat; mouse

HSK 5classifier

Character Breakdown

Radical: 鼠 (no. 208)

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Definitions

(classifier) rat
mouse

Classifier: 只 (zhī)

Example Sentences

今年是鼠年。

Jīnnián shì shǔ nián

This year is the Year of the Rat

Words Containing 鼠

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
仓鼠	cāng shǔ	hamster
大鼠	dà shǔ	rat
子鼠	zǐ shǔ	Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)
小鼠	xiǎo shǔ	mouse
土拨鼠	tǔ bō shǔ	groundhog
天竺鼠	tiān zhú shǔ	guinea pig
小家鼠	xiǎo jiā shǔ	mouse
小白鼠	xiǎo bái shǔ	little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal)
小老鼠	xiǎo lǎo shǔ	@
小袋鼠	xiǎo dài shǔ	wallaby

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小家鼠(xiǎo jiā shǔ)— mouse

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小白鼠(xiǎo bái shǔ)— little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal)

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小鼠(xiǎo shǔ)— mouse

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 3.0: Level 5

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Frequently Asked Questions

鼠

shǔ