Character

鼠

shǔ HSK 5

鼠 shǔ HSK 5

1. mouse; rat (small mammal with long tail, brown or gray fur, prominent incisors, highly reproductive, harmful to humans)

Words using 鼠 as shǔ (2)

1 鼠标 shǔ biāo — mouse HSK 5
- 鼠 mouse, rat (referring to the animal shape of the device)
- 标 marker, indicator (referring to its function as a pointing device)
Example

我的鼠标坏了，需要买一个新的。

wǒ de shǔ biāo huài le xū yào mǎi yí gè xīn de

My mouse broke, I need to buy a new one.
2 老鼠 lǎo shǔ — mouse, rat HSK 6
- 老 prefix (doesn't mean 'old' here, forms the compound)
- 鼠 rodent, mouse, rat
Example

这只猫很会抓老鼠。

zhè zhī māo hěn huì zhuā lǎo shǔ

This cat is very good at catching mice.

Structure & writing

鼠 shǔ — mouse; rat (small mammal with long tail, brown or gray fur, prominent incisors, highly reproductive, harmful to humans)

鼠 is not used as a component in any other character.

鼠 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order