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CHINESE CHARACTER

瘦 (shòu): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shòu
thin, lean, emaciated; meager
HSK 314 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

疒 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 瘦.

Phonetic component

叟 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 14

Write 瘦 in 14 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 瘦

我瘦了一点。

Wǒ shòu le yì diǎn。

I've lost a little weight.

FAQ

What does 瘦 (shòu) mean in Chinese?

thin, lean, emaciated; meager

How do you write 瘦 in stroke order?

瘦 has 14 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 瘦?

疒 is the radical in 瘦. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 瘦?

瘦 (shòu): thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive.