瘦 (sau3 | shou4) : thin; lean; skinny

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瘦

sau3

shou4

[1] thin; lean; skinny; emaciated; slim
[2] (of land) barren; sterile; unproductive

Stroke count: 15

Level: 1

Radical: 疒 (#104)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

瘦

This word has been viewed 12722 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Apr 2014 15:08

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瘦肉 sau3 juk6 shou4 rou4 = lean meat

瘦弱 sau3 joek6 shou4 ruo4 = thin and feeble

瘦子 sau3 zi2 shou4 zi5 = thin person 國

瘦骨仙 sau3 gwat1 sin1 = a bag of bones 粵

肥瘦 fei4 sau3 fei2 shou4 = girth of a garment, etc; proportion of fat and lean

皮蛋瘦肉粥 pei4 daan6*2 sau3 juk6 zuk1 pi2 dan4 shou4 rou4 zhou1 = congee with preserved duck egg and pork

瘦削 sau3 soek3 = very thin; gaunt; angular

瘦蜢蜢 sau3 maang5*2 maang5*2 shou4 meng3 meng3 = very thin 粵

瘦瘦地 sau3 sau3*2 dei6*2 = a little lean, sparely

追到瘦 zeoi1 dou3 sau3 = to bother desparately

清瘦 cing1 sau3 qing1 shou4 = thin; meagre

不肥不瘦 bat1 fei4 bat1 sau3 bu4 fei2 bu4 shou4 = has a medium build (lit, "not fat, not thin")

高瘦瘦 gou1 sau3 sau3 gao1 shou4 shou4 = tall and thin; lanky

瘦長 sau3 coeng4 shou4 chang2 = long and thin; tall and thin; lanky

奀瘦 ngan1 sau3 ; an1 sau3 = skinny, thin, slight 粵

消瘦 siu1 sau3 xiao1 shou4 = to waste away; marasmus

暴瘦 bou6 sau3 bao4 hou4 = to suddenly become thin

瘦身 sau3 san1 shou4 shen1 = slim down

皮黄骨瘦 pei4 wong4 gwat1 sau3 pi2 huang2 gu3 shou4 = waif-like; thin and colourless 粵

激瘦 gik1 sau3 = lose weight dramatically

皮黃骨瘦者 pei4 wong4 gwat1 sau3 ze2 = barber's cat

必瘦站 bit1 sau3 zaam6 bi4 shou4 zhan4 = Perfect Shape Holdings Limited

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+7626 (off-site link)

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