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Chinese symbol for “gerbil”

沙鼠
shā shǔ
gerbil

The closest CC-CEDICT match for gerbil is 沙鼠 (shā shǔ), defined as: gerbil.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

沙 shā
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes
鼠 shǔ
rat, mouse
radical 208 ⿏ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 沙鼠.

WordPinyinMeaning
沙漠shā mòdesert; 个 (gè)
金沙jīn shāgold dust; salted egg yolk sauce
沙发 (沙發)shā fā(loanword) sofa (条 (tiáo),张 (zhāng)); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
沙滩 (沙灘)shā tānbeach; sandy shore
沙龙 (沙龍)shā lóngsalon (loanword)
沙皇shā huángczar (loanword)
老鼠lǎo shǔrat; mouse (只 (zhī))
鼠标 (鼠標)shǔ biāo(computing) mouse

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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