鼠 (shǔ) — Chinese Character

鼠

shǔ

(bound form) rat; mouse

Radical: 鼠 HSK 5 g, n pictographic

Components & Etymology

鼠 decomposes into the following components:

臼

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 鼠.

仓鼠

cāng shǔ

hamster

大鼠

dà shǔ

rat

子鼠

zǐ shǔ

Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008)

小鼠

xiǎo shǔ

mouse

松鼠

sōng shǔ

squirrel

栗鼠

lì shǔ

chinchilla

沙鼠

shā shǔ

滑鼠

huá shǔ

mouse (computer)(Taiwan)

田鼠

tián shǔ

vole

睡鼠

shuì shǔ

dormouse

竹鼠

zhú shǔ

老鼠

lǎo shǔ

rat

Characters that share the radical 鼠.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.