瘦 Strokes Write it Listen 瘦 shòu thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight HSK 5 14 strokes Radical 疒 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from疒meaningnèsickness, disease叟soundsǒuold man; elder How it works疒 hints at the meaning (sickness), and 叟 sǒu hints at the sound.