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Information of 鼠
Pinyin
shǔ
Radical
鼠
Strokes
13 strokes
Usage
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Definition
rat / mouse
鼠 [shǔ]
1. A family of mammals, with incisors that grow continuously throughout their lives. They often gnaw on objects to wear them down, reproduce rapidly, and there are many species. Some can spread pathogens such as the plague, causing harm to agriculture and forestry, stealing food, and damaging stored goods and buildings (commonly referred to as "耗子" or "rat").
- Examples: 老鼠 (mouse), 鼠胆 (cowardice), 鼠目寸光 (short-sighted), 投鼠忌器 (to act with caution), 鼠辈 (small-time individuals).
2. Concealed anxiety.
- Example: 鼠思 (anxiety).
Definition Summary:
1. Same as the original meaning (mouse; rat).
2. One of the twelve zodiac animals.
3. Metaphor for a petty person or treacherous minister.
4. Refers to an ailment; disease.
5. Metaphor for someone who is timid or cowardly.
6. Scrofulous; tuberculosis of the lymph nodes.
Historical Usage:
1. "说文": "鼠,穴虫之总名也."
2. "诗·召南·行露": "谁谓鼠无牙?"
3. "汉书·五行志": "鼠小虫,性盗窃."
4. "说苑·善说": "鼠者,人之所薰也."
5. "汉·贾谊《陈政事疏》": "里谚曰:欲投鼠而忌器."
6. "三元里人民抗英": "逆夷各狐凭鼠伏."
Examples:
- 鼠窜而狼忙 (describes a chaotic escape).
- 鼠牙雀角 (a metaphor for aggressive bullying leading to lawsuits).
- 鼠盗蜂起 (a derogatory term for the feudal ruling class's slander against peasant uprisings).
- 鼠腹蜗肠 (describes something of small capacity).
- 鼠市 (a device used for catching mice).
- 鼠布 (fabric made of mouse fur).
- 鼠裘 (fur coat made of mouse pelts).
**Zodiac Meaning:**
1. One of the twelve zodiac animals.
- Example: "周书": "昔在武川镇生汝兄弟，大者属鼠，次者属兔，汝身属蛇."
**Metaphorical Usage:**
1. Metaphor for a petty person or treacherous minister.
- Example: 鼠目 (short-sighted), 鼠璞 (something that appears valuable but is not), 鼠窃 (a petty thief), 鼠雀之辈 (insignificant people).
**Additional Meanings:**
1. Refers to anxiety or illness.
- Example: 鼠思泣血 (expressing deep sorrow).
- "淮南子": "狸头愈鼠，鸡头已瘘."
2. Metaphor for cowardice.
- Example: 鼠步 (to walk cautiously or timidly), 鼠胆 (metaphor for cowardice).
3. Scrofulous conditions.
- Example: 鼠疮, 鼠瘘.
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
lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom) / fig. repulsively ugly and shifty-looking
Input Method for 鼠
Pinyin
shu3
Wubi
vnun|enun
Cangjie
hxvyv
Zhengma
nbzd
Four Corner
77712
Unicode
U+9f20
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