瘦

shòu

thin, emaciated, lean; meager

How to write 瘦, stroke by stroke

thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive

Pictophonetic: semantic 疒 (sickness), phonetic 叟

Made of 疒 + 叟

瘦小shòu xiǎoslightly-built; petite
瘦弱shòu ruòthin and weak
消瘦xiāo shòuto waste away; to become thin
瘦子shòu zithin person
骨瘦如柴gǔ shòu rú chái(idiom) as thin as a match; emaciated
干瘦gān shòuwizened; skinny and shriveled
暴瘦bào shòuto lose weight dramatically
清瘦qīng shòumeager
瘦巴巴shòu bā bāthin; scrawny; emaciated
瘦肉shòu ròulean meat
瘦肉精shòu ròu jīngleanness-enhancing agent (for livestock)
瘦身shòu shēnto lose weight (intentionally); to slim down; (Tw) to downsize (a business)

这个女人很瘦。
zhè ge nǚ rén hěn shòu 。
This woman is very thin.
瘦的男人杀死了胖的男人。
shòu de nán rén shā sǐ le pàng de nán rén 。
The thin man killed the fat man.
我瘦了三公斤。
wǒ shòu le sān gōng jīn 。
I lost three kilograms.
她瘦得只剩皮包骨了。
tā shòu dé zhī shèng pí bāo gǔ le 。
She is all skin and bone.
说苗条比说瘦更有礼貌。
shuō miáo tiáo bǐ shuō shòu gèng yǒu lǐ mào 。
It's more polite to say thin than skinny.