Today’s word is a single character, 鼠. The pinyin is shǔ, pronounced like shoe, with a 3rd or falling and rising tone. This character means rat or mouse.
This blog aims to bring you a new Mandarin word, every day. We will show you the written character, provide a translation and a guide to pronunciation.
Even if you only want to learn to speak a little Mandarin for use on holiday or on a business trip, learning to recognise some characters will help you to study the language.
