Thin in Chinese (Mandarin): 瘦 (shòu)
瘦
shòu
thin
- Simplified
- 瘦
- Traditional
- 瘦
- Pinyin
- shòu
- Typed as
- shou
Use it in a sentence
那只猫很瘦。
那隻貓很瘦。
That cat is very thin.
The characters in 瘦
瘦
Thin. 疒 (sickness) goes around it.
14 strokes
Fourth tone. It is the opposite of 胖 (pàng), chubby. Lean meat is 瘦肉 (shòuròu).
More examples with 瘦
他很高，也很瘦。
Tā hěn gāo, yě hěn shòu.
He is tall and thin.
这只小狗太瘦了。
這隻小狗太瘦了。
Zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu tài shòu le.
This puppy is too thin.
How to write 瘦 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
瘦 14 strokes
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