shǔ

HSK 5
common
noun

Meaning of

鼠 means mouse; rat; rodent. Pronounced shǔ. HSK 5.

  • mouse; rat; rodent

Character Info

Radical
Strokes13
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Chú
fáng
xiàn
le
zhī
lǎo
shǔ
 

A rat was found in the kitchen.

Zhè
zhī
xiǎo
bái
shǔ
shì
shí
yàn
shì
de
dòng
xíng
 

This little white mouse is an animal model in the laboratory.

Zhōng
shì
Ōu
zhōu
 
shǔ
céng
zào
chéng
liàng
wáng
 

In medieval Europe, the plague caused massive deaths.

ge
xiǎo
tōu
xiàng
lǎo
shǔ
yàng
tōu
tōu
 

That thief sneaks around like a rat.

Māo
shì
lǎo
shǔ
de
tiān
 

Cats are the natural enemies of mice.