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Learn Chinese Characters 099 鼠
Author: caren_zuo Date: 2007-11-01 01:10
鼠(shǔ)


The character can be divided into two parts. The upper part is its head with an open mouth and sharp teeth. The lower part is its body with the round belly where are filled with man’s grains and rice. The ancient scripts are vivid in portraying its features.
It is regarded as an ugly and greedy animal. Few things related to rats can be favored by people. The phrases formed with “鼠” usually contain derogatory suggestion.
Useful Phrases:
老鼠(lǎo shǔ)rats
胆小如鼠(dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ)as coward as rats
鼠目寸光(shǔ mù cùn ɡuāng)
be shortsighted (like the eyes of rats)
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