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Chinese symbol for “opossum”

负鼠
fù shǔ
Traditional: 負鼠
opossum (zoo.)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for opossum is 负鼠 (fù shǔ), defined as: opossum (zoo.).

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

负 fù
load, burden; to carry, to bear
radical 154 ⾙ · 6 strokes
鼠 shǔ
rat, mouse
radical 208 ⿏ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 负鼠.

WordPinyinMeaning
负责 (負責)fù zéto be responsible for; to be in charge of; to bear responsibility for; conscientious
负责人 (負責人)fù zé rénperson in charge
负担 (負擔)fù dānto bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden
负面 (負面)fù miànnegative; the negative side
欺负 (欺負)qī futo bully
担负 (擔負)dān fùto shoulder; to bear
老鼠lǎo shǔrat; mouse (只 (zhī))
鼠标 (鼠標)shǔ biāo(computing) mouse

See also: Japanese symbol for “opossum”.

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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