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鼷 Stroke Order — How to Write 鼷

Stroke Order

鼷 is written in 23 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 鼠, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

鼷 Radical and Character Components

Components:鼠奚

鼷 is a phono-semantic compound: 鼠 (mouse) carries the meaning, while 奚 indicates the sound.

Radical: 鼠 + 10 more strokes

鼷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xī

Meanings of 鼷 in Chinese

1

xī鼷

Refers to a small mouse, often specifically in the compound '鼷鼠' (xī shǔ), meaning a small field mouse or house mouse.
那只鼷鼠在墙角迅速地跑过。
That small mouse quickly scurried past the corner of the wall.

Words with 鼷

  • xī鼷shǔ鼠harvest mouse, small mouse

Idioms with 鼷

  • dǎn胆xiǎo小rú如xī鼷Timid as a shrew-mouse
  • xī鼷fù腹jiāo鹪zhī枝content with little
  • xī鼷shǔ鼠yǐn饮hé河content with little

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Questions about 鼷

What does 鼷 mean in Chinese?

鼷 (xī) means “Refers to a small mouse” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 鼷?

鼷 is pronounced xī in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 鼷 have?

鼷 has 23 strokes.

How do you write 鼷?

鼷 is written in 23 strokes, starting from the radical 鼠. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 鼷?

The radical of 鼷 is 鼠, and 鼷 is a phono-semantic compound.

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