鼠 · shǔ

rat; mouse

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#208

Kangxi

13

Strokes

#158

Frequency

Visual hint

A mouse or rat seen from the side: pointed head, long body, and long curved tail of a rodent.

Suggests mice, something small and sneaky, stealing, or hiding in the dark.

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鼠

1 examples

鼠

shǔ

rat; mouse

HSK 5

Rat/mouse radical. Found in 鼠 (rat/mouse), 鼹 (mole).

A mouse sneaking in the dark: pointed head, long tail sweeping the floor — clever and worrisome.

兔: 鼠 is a rat with a long pointed tail; 兔 is a rabbit with a short round tail — both rodents but different.

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