Keyword
rat
- mouse
- Frequency
- #1889
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
shǔ
Mnemonic
A mouse, with two paws to the left and the tail to the right
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
老鼠
rat; mouse (CL:只 (zhī))
鼠
(bound form) rat; mouse
鼠标
(computing) mouse
松鼠
squirrel
袋鼠
kangaroo
仓鼠
hamster
滑鼠
(computer) mouse (Tw)
小鼠
mouse
豚鼠
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
鼠疫
plague
鼠辈
a scoundrel; a bad chap
米老鼠
Mickey Mouse
土拨鼠
(zoology) marmot (in the US, esp. groundhog or woodchuck)
鼹鼠
mole (zoology)
小白鼠
white mouse; lab mouse; lab rat; (fig.) human guinea pig
田鼠
vole
大鼠
rat
小老鼠
@; at symbol
鼠尾草
sage (Salvia officinalis)
负鼠
opossum (zoo.)
飞鼠
flying squirrel; (dialect) bat
鼯鼠
flying squirrel
投鼠忌器
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom); to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
过街老鼠
sb or sth detested by all; target of scorn; anathema; cf. 老鼠過街，老鼠过街，人人喊打[lao3 shu3 guo4 jie1 , ren2 ren2 han3 da3]