Memory phrase for the character: 瘦
瘦
Meaning
thin, to lose weight, meager Pronunciation shòu Explanation Left: disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), inside: old gentleman 叟 (He leans with the hands E 彐 on a stick 丨 that serves as a 3rd hand 又)
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The sickness of the old gentleman is that he is meager. Radicals
疒
sickness Similar radicals are building 广 or cliff 厂.
叟
old gentleman, old man Does he support himself with three hands (E, 彐, 又) on his walking stick 丨? - (Or does he have a walker?)
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Vocabulary
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瘦弱 shòu ruò
thin and weak
消瘦 xiāo shòu
to waste away; to become thin
瘦长 shòu cháng
slim
高矮胖瘦
gāo ǎi pàng shòu
one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat); stature
高矮胖瘦
gāo ǎi pàng shòu
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