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Year of the Rat / Zodiac Sign
鼠 is the character for rat (and sometimes mouse) in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the Rat, you . . .
Are sensitive and smart.
Easily adapting to new environments.
Have a curious nature.
Are good at using the opportunities that are presented to you.
In some contexts, this character could mean “mouse.”
See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Rat Mouse search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鼠 see styles |
shǔ shu3 shu nezumi(p); nezumi(p) ねずみ(P); ネズミ(P) |
More info & calligraphy: Rat / Mouse(1) (kana only) mouse; rat; (2) (abbreviation) (See ねずみ色) dark gray; slate gray muṣa; ākhu; a mouse, rat. |
鍵 键 see styles |
jiàn jian4 chien ken けん |
key (on a piano or computer keyboard); button (on a mouse or other device); chemical bond; linchpin key (on a piano, organ, etc.); (given name) Ken The bolt of a lock; to lock; translit. gha. |
姫鼠 see styles |
himenezumi; himenezumi ひめねずみ; ヒメネズミ |
(kana only) small Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus) |
小鼠 see styles |
xiǎo shǔ xiao3 shu3 hsiao shu |
mouse |
徒者 see styles |
tadamono ただもの itazuramono いたずらもの |
ordinary person (usu. in neg. sentences); (1) mischief-maker; trickster; prankster; (2) (archaism) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (3) (archaism) useless fellow; (4) (archaism) mouse; rat |
懸停 悬停 see styles |
xuán tíng xuan2 ting2 hsüan t`ing hsüan ting |
to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc) |
拖動 拖动 see styles |
tuō dòng tuo1 dong4 t`o tung to tung |
to drag; to tow; (computing) to drag (mouse operation) |
滑鼠 see styles |
huá shǔ hua2 shu3 hua shu |
(computer) mouse (Tw) |
滾輪 滚轮 see styles |
gǔn lún gun3 lun2 kun lun |
roller; rotating dial; (computer mouse) scroll wheel; (road roller) drum |
白鼠 see styles |
shironezumi しろねずみ |
white rat or mouse |
矮鹿 see styles |
ǎi lù ai3 lu4 ai lu mamejika まめじか |
Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus) (kana only) chevrotain (Tragulidae spp.); mouse deer |
老鼠 see styles |
lǎo shǔ lao3 shu3 lao shu |
rat; mouse (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) |
耗子 see styles |
hào zi hao4 zi5 hao tzu |
(dialect) mouse; rat |
舞鼠 see styles |
mainezumi まいねずみ |
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus) |
萱鼠 see styles |
kayanezumi; kayanezumi かやねずみ; カヤネズミ |
(kana only) harvest mouse (Mus minutus) |
豆鹿 see styles |
mamejika まめじか |
(kana only) chevrotain (Tragulidae spp.); mouse deer |
赤鼠 see styles |
akanezumi; akanezumi あかねずみ; アカネズミ |
(kana only) large Japanese field mouse (Apodemus speciosus) |
野鼠 see styles |
yaso やそ |
(See のねずみ) field mouse; meadow mouse |
鍵鼠 see styles |
jiàn shǔ jian4 shu3 chien shu |
keyboard and mouse (abbr. for 鍵盤|键盘[jian4 pan2] + 鼠標|鼠标[shu3 biao1]) |
點按 点按 see styles |
diǎn àn dian3 an4 tien an |
(computing) to tap (on a touchscreen); to click (with a mouse); (massage) to apply focused pressure to specific points on the body |
鼠標 鼠标 see styles |
shǔ biāo shu3 biao1 shu piao |
(computing) mouse |
鼠蛛 see styles |
shǔ zhū shu3 zhu1 shu chu |
mouse spider (genus Missulena) |
鼠蜘 see styles |
shǔ zhī shu3 zhi1 shu chih |
mouse spider (genus Missulena) |
鼠鹿 see styles |
nezumijika; nezumijika ねずみじか; ネズミジカ |
(kana only) chevrotain (Tragulidae spp.); mouse deer |
鼷鼠 see styles |
xī shǔ xi1 shu3 hsi shu geiso |
house mouse a mouse |
ネズミ see styles |
nezumi ネズミ |
(1) (kana only) mouse; rat; (2) dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour) |
ポパー see styles |
popaa / popa ポパー |
hover; hovering (over; with a mouse pointer); (surname) Popper; (person) Popper, Karl Raimund (1902.7.28-1994.9.17; Austrian-British philosopher) |
内弁慶 see styles |
uchibenkei / uchibenke うちべんけい |
someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside; being a lion at home and a mouse abroad |
南京鼠 see styles |
nankinnezumi ナンキンねずみ |
Chinese fancy mouse (usu. all-white with red eyes) |
嫁が君 see styles |
yomegakimi よめがきみ |
(archaism) (euph. used during the first three days of the year) mouse |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Rat Mouse | 鼠 | nezumi | shǔ / shu3 / shu | |
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There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
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