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shǔ = shu + Ø3
rat / mouse / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
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shǔ = shu + Ø3
(bound form) rat; mouse
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How to pronounce 鼠

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= shu initial

Shu is for Sheldon Shrimp.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鼠 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jiù = ji + ou4
mortar
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gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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Characters with 鼠 as component

liè = li + e4
old variant of 鬣[lie4]
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yòu = y + ou4
see 鼬鼠[you4 shu3]
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= qu + Ø2
used in 鼩鼱[qu2 jing1]
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Words with 鼠

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rat / mouse / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
mole (zoology)

Sentences with 鼠

鼠 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shǔ

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