老鼠
Old HSK 5
老鼠 (lǎoshǔ) · mouse
老鼠 (lǎoshǔ) means “mouse; rat”. It is written with 2 characters: 老 (old) + 鼠 (rat). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 老鼠 is built
The characters
老 lǎo · old
What 老 is made of
- 耂lǎo — old
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person bent over with long hair 匕 and a crutch; compare 耂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
鼠 shǔ · rat
What 鼠 is made of
- 臼jiù — mortar
Example sentences
厨房里有一只老鼠。Chúfáng lǐ yǒu yī zhī lǎoshǔ.There is a mouse in the kitchen.
那只猫在院子里追老鼠。Nà zhī māo zài yuànzi lǐ zhuī lǎoshǔ.That cat is chasing a mouse in the yard.
Questions about 老鼠
What does 老鼠 mean?
老鼠 (lǎoshǔ) means “mouse; rat”.
How do you pronounce 老鼠?
老鼠 is pronounced lǎoshǔ.
Which HSK level is 老鼠?
老鼠 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend
- 老是lǎoshialways
- 老百姓lǎobǎixìngordinary people
- 老板lǎobǎnboss
- 老太太lǎotàitaiold lady
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 老公lǎogōnghusband
Learn 老鼠 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.