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瘦 (shòu): Thin — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 瘦

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How to write 瘦 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 瘦

瘦 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
瘦
疒nè · illness
叟sǒu
瘦=
4.

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5.

How to Use 瘦

Thin or slim

degree/result + 瘦

Use 瘦 in common phrases about being thin or becoming thinner.

很瘦 • hěn shòu • very thin
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
zuì最
jìn近
shòu瘦
le了
hěn很
duō

Information

Pinyinshòu
Meaningthin
Strokes14
Radical疒
Traditional瘦
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#555
Zhuyinㄕㄡˋ
UnicodeU+7626
CangjieKHXE
疒nè · illness
+叟sǒu
hěn很
shòu瘦

very thin

瘦了 • shòu le • became thinner
shòu瘦
le了

became thinner

瘦小 • shòu xiǎo • thin and small
shòu瘦
xiǎo小

thin and small

多
。

He has become much thinner recently.

tā他
bìng病
hòu后
biàn变
de得
hěn很
shòu瘦
ruò弱
。

He became very thin and weak after illness

tā她
zuì最
jìn近
míng明
xiǎn显
xiāo消
shòu瘦
le了
xǔ许
duō多
。

She has obviously lost a lot of weight recently

nà那
ge个
shòu瘦
zi子
pǎo跑
de得
bǐ比
shuí谁
dōu都
kuài快
。

That thin person runs faster than anyone else.

nà那
zhī只
liú流
làng浪
gǒu狗
shòu瘦
gǔ骨
lín嶙
xún峋
。

That stray dog was bony and emaciated.

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  • 痞pǐdyspepsia, spleen infection
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