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Translingual
Stroke order
Note that the traditional form contains 𦥑 (7 strokes) while mainland China's standardized form (新字形 , Xin Zixing ) contains 臼 (6 strokes). Both forms are encoded under the same code point . Depending on the font installed, this character may appear to be either 瘦 or 瘦 .
Han character
瘦 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒 +10 in traditional Chinese , 疒+9 in simplified Chinese , 15 strokes in traditional Chinese , 14 strokes in simplified Chinese , cangjie input 大竹難水 (KHXE ), four-corner 00147 , composition ⿸疒 叟 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 778 , character 25
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22415
Dae Jaweon: page 1188, character 16
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2685, character 3
Unihan data for U+7626
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
㮴
*suːw
艘
*suːw, *sɯːw
嫂
*suːwʔ
瞍
*sɯːw, *suːʔ
謏
*slɯːwʔ, *suːʔ, *suːs, *srɯwɢ
叜
*sluːʔ
叟
*suːʔ
傁
*suːʔ
廋
*suːʔ, *sru
醙
*suʔ, *sru
遚
*sʰrus
餿
*sru
搜
*sru
颼
*sru
溲
*sru, *sruʔ
鎪
*sru
獀
*sru
鄋
*sru
螋
*sru, *sro
騪
*sru
瘦
*srus
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *srus ): semantic 疒 + phonetic 叟 ( OC *suːʔ ) .
Etymology 1
Compare Burmese ရှူး ( hru: , “ to taper ” ) .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : shòu (shou4 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄕㄡˋ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : sou4
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : sau3
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : seu1
Gan (Wiktionary ) : seu4
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : chheu
(Hailu , HRS ) : seuˇ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : sêu4
Jin (Wiktionary ) : sou3
Northern Min (KCR ) : se̿
Eastern Min (BUC ) : sáu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): sieo3
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : sò͘ / sò / só / só͘
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : sou2 / sou3
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 5 seu
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : sou4
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
瘦
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
shòu
Middle Chinese
‹ srjuwH ›
Old Chinese
/*sru-s/
English
lean (adj.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
瘦
Reading #
1/1
No.
12090
Phonetic component
叟
Rime group
幽
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
Old Chinese
/*srus/
Definitions
瘦
( of a person or animal ) thin ; slender ; skinny
Antonyms: 胖 , 肥 ( féi )
( of meat ) lean
to lose weight ; to become thin
Antonym: 胖
他 瘦 了 五 公斤 。 ― Tā shòu le wǔ gōngjīn. ― He lost five kilograms.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
瘦 (“thin; skinny (a person or animal)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
瘠 , 瘦
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
瘦 , 消瘦 , 清瘦 , 瘦削 , 清癯
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
瘦
Taiwan
瘦
Harbin
瘦
Malaysia
瘦
Singapore
瘦
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
瘦
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
瘦
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
瘦
Wanrong
瘦
Xi'an
瘦
Xining
瘦
Xuzhou
瘦
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
瘦
Ürümqi
瘦
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
瘦
Wuhan
瘦
Guiyang
瘦 , 單精
Guilin
瘦
Liuzhou
瘦
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
瘦
Yangzhou
瘦
Hefei
瘦
Cantonese
Guangzhou
瘦 , 瘦削
Hong Kong
瘦 , 瘦削
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
瘦
Macau
瘦
Guangzhou (Panyu)
瘦
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
瘦
Guangzhou (Conghua)
瘦
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
瘦
Foshan
瘦
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
瘦
Foshan (Shunde)
瘦
Foshan (Sanshui)
瘦
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
瘦
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
瘦
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
瘦
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
瘦
Zhuhai (Doumen)
瘦
Jiangmen (Baisha)
瘦
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
瘦
Taishan
瘦
Kaiping (Chikan)
瘦
Enping (Niujiang)
瘦
Heshan (Yayao)
瘦
Dongguan
瘦
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
瘦
Yangjiang
瘦
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
瘦
Singapore (Guangfu)
瘦
Gan
Nanchang
瘦
Lichuan
瘦
Pingxiang
瘦
Hakka
Meixian
瘦
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
瘦
Dongguan (Qingxi)
瘦
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
瘦
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
瘦
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
瘦
Pinghe (Jiufeng)
瘦
Changting
瘦
Shanghang
瘦
Longyan (Yongding)
瘦
Wuping
瘦
Liancheng
瘦
Ninghua
𤸬 , 猴
Qingliu
𤸬
Yudu
瘦
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
瘦
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
瘦
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
瘦
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
瘦
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
瘦
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
瘦
Senai (Huiyang)
瘦
Huizhou
Jixi
瘦
Jin
Taiyuan
瘦
Northern Min
Jian'ou
𤸬
Jian'ou (Dikou)
𤸬
Songxi
𤸬
Zhenghe
𤸬
Zhenghe (Zhenqian)
𤸬
Jianyang
𤸬
Wuyishan
𤸬
Pucheng (Shibei)
瘦
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
𤸬
Fuzhou (Changle)
𤸬
Fuqing
𤸬
Pingtan
𤸬
Yongtai
𤸬
Gutian
𤸬
Fu'an
𤸬
Ningde
𤸬
Shouning
𤸬
Zhouning
𤸬
Fuding
𤸬
Southern Min
Xiamen
㾪
Xiamen (Tong'an)
㾪
Quanzhou
㾪
Jinjiang
㾪
Nan'an
㾪
Shishi
㾪
Hui'an
㾪
Anxi
㾪
Yongchun
㾪
Dehua
㾪
Zhangzhou
㾪 , 薄抨
Zhangzhou (Longhai)
㾪
Zhangzhou (Changtai)
㾪
Hua'an
㾪
Nanjing
㾪
Pinghe
㾪
Zhangpu
㾪
Yunxiao
㾪
Zhao'an
㾪
Dongshan
㾪
Taipei
㾪
New Taipei (Sanxia)
㾪
Kaohsiung
㾪
Yilan
㾪
Changhua (Lukang)
㾪
Taichung
㾪
Tainan
㾪
Hsinchu
㾪
Kinmen
㾪
Penghu (Magong)
㾪
Penang (Hokkien)
㾪
Singapore (Hokkien)
㾪
Manila (Hokkien)
㾪
Longyan
⿸疒袁
Zhangping
㾪 , 𤸬
Zhangping (Yongfu)
㾪 , 𤸬
Datian
㾪
Chaozhou
㾪
Shantou
㾪
Shantou (Chenghai)
㾪
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
㾪
Singapore (Teochew)
㾪
Leizhou
㾪
Wenchang
㾪
Haikou
㾪
Puxian Min
Putian
㾪
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
㾪
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
㾪
Xianyou
㾪
Xianyou (Fengting)
㾪
Xianyou (Youyang)
㾪
Central Min
Yong'an
𤸬
Sanming (Sanyuan)
𤸬
Sanming (Shaxian)
𤸬
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
㾪
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
瘦
Wu
Shanghai
瘦
Shanghai (Chongming)
瘦
Suzhou
瘦
Danyang
瘦
Hangzhou
瘦
Ningbo
瘦
Wenzhou
㾹
Jinhua
瘦
Xiang
Changsha
瘦
Loudi
瘦
Shuangfeng
瘦
Dialectal synonyms of
瘦 (“lean (meat)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
瘦
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
瘦
Taiwan
瘦
Harbin
瘦
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
瘦
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
瘦
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
瘦
Wanrong
瘦
Xi'an
瘦
Xining
瘦
Xuzhou
瘦
Lanyin Mandarin
Ürümqi
瘦
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
瘦
Wuhan
瘦
Guiyang
瘦
Guilin
瘦
Liuzhou
瘦
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
瘦
Yangzhou
瘦
Hefei
精
Cantonese
Guangzhou
瘦
Hong Kong
瘦
Dongguan
瘦
Yangjiang
瘦
Gan
Nanchang
瘦 , 精
Lichuan
精
Pingxiang
精
Hakka
Meixian
精
Yudu
精
Huizhou
Jixi
精
Jin
Taiyuan
瘦
Northern Min
Jian'ou
瘦
Songxi
瘦
Jianyang
瘦
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
㾪
Fuqing
㾪
Gutian
㾪
Ningde
赤
Zhouning
㾪
Fuding
赤
Southern Min
Xiamen
精 , 赤
Quanzhou
精
Yongchun
精 , 赤
Zhangzhou
赤
Singapore (Hokkien)
精 , 赤
Longyan
精
Datian
㾪
Chaozhou
精
Puxian Min
Putian
精
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)
精
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)
赤 , 精
Xianyou
烏 , 赤
Xianyou (Fengting)
烏 , 赤
Xianyou (Youyang)
烏 , 赤
Central Min
Yong'an
瘦
Sanming (Shaxian)
瘦
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
瘦
Wu
Shanghai
精
Suzhou
精
Danyang
精
Ningbo
精
Wenzhou
精
Jinhua
精
Xiang
Changsha
瘦 , 精
Loudi
精
Shuangfeng
瘦 , 精
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
瘦
( Hokkien , Teochew , Puxian Min ) alternative form of 㾪
References
“瘦 ”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database) , 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong ), 2014–
莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022 ), “瘦 ”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 212 .
Japanese
Kanji
瘦
(Jinmeiyō kanji , kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 痩 )
Kyūjitai form of 痩 ( to become thin ; to lose weight )
Readings
Korean
Hanja
瘦 • (su ) (hangeul 수 , revised su, McCune–Reischauer su, Yale swu)
thin
emaciated
lean
meager
Vietnamese
Han character
瘦 : Hán Nôm readings: sấu , xấu
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