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14 strokes
Character #938 · The First 1000

shòu

slim

thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive

Strokes
14
Both scripts
瘦
Poster cell
N34
简 = 繁Same in simplified and traditional
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • shòuzi thin person
  • xiāoshòu to waste away
  • shòuxuē slim
  • shòuruò thin and weak
  • shòuxiǎo slightly-built
  • shòuròu lean meat
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 瘦

Write 瘦 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, shòu, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell N34 · 28 × 36 grid

瘦 is #938 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 瘦 mean in English?
瘦 (shòu) means "slim": thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive.
How do you pronounce 瘦?
瘦 is pronounced shòu in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄕㄡˋ.
How many strokes does 瘦 have?
瘦 has 14 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 瘦 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 瘦 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 瘦?
Common words that use 瘦 include 瘦子 (shòuzi, thin person), 消瘦 (xiāoshòu, to waste away), 瘦削 (shòuxuē, slim), 瘦弱 (shòuruò, thin and weak).
How common is 瘦?
瘦 is number 938 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell N34 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.