shòu

thin

to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive

sickness (疒) + 叟 (sound) = thin from illness

疒 is the sickness radical, depicting someone leaning against a bed — illness whittles the body down. 叟 mainly contributes the shòu sound; the thinness comes from the sickness frame.

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IllnessSemantic

Words with 瘦

面黄肌瘦

miàn huáng jī shòu

lit. face yellow and body emaciated (idiom)

骨瘦如柴

gǔ shòu rú chái

(idiom) as thin as a match; emaciated

骨瘦如豺

gǔ shòu rú chái

variant of 骨瘦如柴[gu3 shou4 ru2 chai2]

高矮胖瘦

gāo ǎi pàng shòu

one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat)

干瘦

gān shòu

wizened

削瘦

xuē shòu

thin

周瘦鹃

zhōu shòu juān

Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution

嫌肥挑瘦

xián féi tiāo shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

挑肥嫌瘦

tiāo féi xián shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

挑肥拣瘦

tiāo féi jiǎn shòu

(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy

暴瘦

bào shòu

to lose weight dramatically

消瘦

xiāo shòu

to waste away

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