shǔ

rat

Pictograph of a rat.

Evolution

鼠 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
鼠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鼠 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
鼠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

shǔ

rat, mouse; KangXi radical 208; rat; mouse; CL:|[zhī]

Most common words with 鼠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

rat

老鼠

rat

鼠标

mouse (computing)

松鼠

squirrel

袋鼠

kangaroo

Component uses

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