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瘦

shòu

thin

A slim person beside a cushion
Memory picture

Character

瘦 shòu

Strokes
14
Radical
疒 — sickness, disease
Made of
疒 sickness, disease 叟 old man
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他现在瘦。 Tā xiànzài shòu. He is thin now.
  • 她有点瘦。 Tā yǒudiǎn shòu. She is a little thin.
  • 你太瘦了。 Nǐ tài shòu le. You are too thin.

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