Kangaroo in Chinese (Mandarin): 袋鼠 (dàishǔ)
袋鼠
dàishǔ
kangaroo
- Simplified
- 袋鼠
- Traditional
- 袋鼠
- Pinyin
- dàishǔ
- Typed as
- daishu
Use it in a sentence
袋鼠妈妈有口袋。
袋鼠媽媽有口袋。
The mother kangaroo has a pouch.
The characters in 袋鼠
袋
Bag or pouch. 衣 (clothes) is at the bottom.
11 strokes
鼠
Mouse or rat. It began as a drawing of a mouse with its teeth and tail.
13 strokes
袋鼠 is a "pouch mouse". Kangaroos come from Australia, 澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà).
More examples with 袋鼠
袋鼠跳得很远。
袋鼠跳得很遠。
Dàishǔ tiào de hěn yuǎn.
Kangaroos jump very far.
小袋鼠在口袋里。
小袋鼠在口袋裡。
Xiǎo dàishǔ zài kǒudai li.
The baby kangaroo is in the pouch.
How to write 袋鼠 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
袋 11 strokes
鼠 13 strokes
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