瘦 - shòu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 3 - Medium
14 strokes
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瘦

shòu

Definition

thin
她又高又瘦。

She is tall and thin.
(to be) skinny
to lose weight
我叔叔瘦了好多。

My uncle has lost a lot of weight.
slim
(of clothing) tight
lean (meat)

Character Decomposition

Related words (20)

slim

lean (person); skinny (person); thin person

瘦小

shòu xiǎo

slightly-built; petite

thin and weak

lean meat

to lose weight (intentionally); to slim down; (Tw) to downsize (a business)

slim

thin; scrawny; emaciated

瘦肉精

shòu ròu jīng

leanness-enhancing agent

emaciated; scrawny

bony; skinny

wizened; skinny and shriveled

消瘦

xiāo shòu

to waste away; to become thin

meager

thin; emaciated

(coll.) lean (figure, meat etc); slender

纖瘦

xiān shòu

slender; slim as a thread

嫌肥挑瘦

xián féi tiāo shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

挑肥嫌瘦

tiāo féi xián shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

高矮胖瘦

gāo ǎi pàng shòu

one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat); stature

Idioms (3)

瘦骨嶙峋

shòu gǔ lín xún

skinny; emaciated (idiom)

面黃肌瘦

miàn huáng jī shòu

yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance

骨瘦如柴

gǔ shòu rú chái

as thin as a match; emaciated (idiom)

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