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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
shǔ - (bound form) rat; mouse

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 5 3,750 2,729 5,374

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Pictographic

Hint:

A mouse, with two paws to the left and the tail to the right

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
老鼠 5 - 2,041 5,996 3,718
- 5 3,750 2,729 5,374
松鼠 - - 6,681 22,141 10,329
鼹鼠 - - 12,899 52,749 31,721
袋鼠 - - 14,037 29,143 17,506
鼠疫 - - 15,224 32,068 72,764
仓鼠 - - 17,856 38,446 18,049
土拨鼠 - - 17,887 82,321 45,896
田鼠 - - 18,033 54,060 51,640
黄鼠狼 - - 18,043 53,358 40,378
米老鼠 - - 22,302 34,465 19,311
鼠辈 - - 24,941 67,265 53,515
天竺鼠 - - 27,625 - 113,705
鼠标 5 5 28,638 7,006 3,914
豚鼠 - - 29,306 30,464 42,004
鼠药 - - 30,796 - -
捕鼠器 - - 32,871 - -
过街老鼠 - - 41,786 58,384 50,261
鼠目寸光 - - 44,456 78,214 49,495
鼠年 - - 74,783 - 74,253
鼯鼠 - - 98,992 - 99,794