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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shou4
- English meanings
- skinny, emaciated, thin, waste, lean (of meat)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the upper left structure
Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 疒; inside 叟.
Meaning & sound clues
疒 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “sickness”.
叟 is identified as the sound component (sǒu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 瘦.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
beast
passive signifier
sell
guard
longevity; birthday
hand
teach; award
stop
hunt
measure word (general)
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