Chinese symbol for “unproductive”
瘦
shòu
thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unproductive is 瘦 (shòu), defined as: thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 瘦.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瘦身 | shòu shēn | to lose weight (intentionally); to slim down; (fig.) to downsize (a business, project etc) |
| 瘦肉精 | shòu ròu jīng | leanness-enhancing agent (for livestock) |
| 瘦弱 | shòu ruò | thin and weak |
| 瘦子 | shòu zi | thin person |
| 消瘦 | xiāo shòu | to waste away; to become thin |
| 瘦小 | shòu xiǎo | slightly-built; petite |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unproductive”.
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.