鼠 - shǔ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
13 strokes
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鼠

shǔ

Definition

rat
mouse
radical (Kang Xi 208)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (11)

see 鼬鼠

(mole)

Petaurista leucogenys

mole

see 鼩鼱

mouse

see 鼩鼱

illness caused by worry

a kind of rat

long-tailed marmot

stoat; weasel

Related words (61)

woodlouse; pill bug

mouse (computing)

plague

to scamper off; to scurry off like a frightened rat

cowardly

rat poison

mouse spider (genus Missulena)

groin

a scoundrel; a bad chap

鼠尾草

shǔ wěi cǎo

sage (Salvia officinalis)

鼠得克

shǔ dé kè

difenacoum (anticoagulant and rodenticide)

mouse (computer)

mouse pad

porpoise

plague vaccine

short-sighted

small-minded

shǔ xíng bān zhěn shāng hán

murine typhus

鼠蚤型斑疹伤寒

shǔ zǎo xíng bān zhěn shāng hán

murine typhus fever

hamster

rat

mouse

squirrel

chinchilla; chipmunk

gerbil

(computer) mouse (Tw)

vole

dormouse

rat; mouse

guinea pig

kangaroo

guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)

opossum (zoo.)

flying squirrel; (dialect) bat

weasel

flying squirrel

rat; mouse

mole (zoology)

groundhog

guinea pig; cavy

mouse

little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal); (fig.) guinea pig, i.e. human participant in experiment

@; at symbol

wallaby; pademelon

mousetrap

rat poison

mouse pad (Tw)

carpal tunnel syndrome (Tw)

rat poison

mouse hole

chipmunk (genus Tamias)

see 黄鼬

moleskin

dwarf hamster

oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)

cat and mouse game

(lit.) rat in a country shrine, fox on town walls; fig. unprincipled thugs who abuse others' power to bully and exploit people

老鼠尾巴

lǎo shǔ wěi ba

(lit.) rat's tail; fig. a follower of inferior stature

过街老鼠

guò jiē lǎo shǔ

sb or sth detested by all; target of scorn; anathema; cf. 老鼠過街，人人喊打|老鼠过街，人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3]

大五趾跳鼠

dà wǔ zhǐ tiào shǔ

great jerboa (Allactaga major)

短尾矮袋鼠

duǎn wěi ǎi dài shǔ

quokka

Idioms (12)

投鼠忌器

tóu shǔ jì qì

(lit.) to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom); to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents

抱头鼠窜

bào tóu shǔ cuàn

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously

抱头鼠蹿

bào tóu shǔ cuān

to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously; also written 抱頭鼠竄|抱头鼠窜

狗逮老鼠

gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ

(lit.) a dog who catches mice (idiom); (fig.) to be meddlesome

猫哭老鼠

māo kū lǎo shǔ

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence; crocodile tears

穷鼠啮狸

qióng shǔ niè lí

a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on

罗雀掘鼠

luó què jué shǔ

(lit.) to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash; on the verge of bankruptcy

胆小如鼠

dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ

chicken-hearted (idiom); gutless

贼眉鼠眼

zéi méi shǔ yǎn

shifty-eyed; crafty-looking (idiom)

一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

(lit.) a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); (fig.) one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤

yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng

(lit.) a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom); (fig.) one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥

yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu

see 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥; (lit.) a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); (fig.) one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

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