仓鼠 (cāngshǔ): hamster

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一只仓鼠 zhī

Literally 'granary mouse' - hamsters are known for hoarding food in their cheek pouches, like storing grain in a barn.

她养了一只仓鼠当宠物。

Tā yǎng le yì zhī cāngshǔ dāng chǒngwù.

She keeps a hamster as a pet.

仓鼠喜欢在轮子上跑。

Cāngshǔ xǐhuan zài lúnzi shàng pǎo.

Hamsters like to run on wheels.

memory

Hamsters hoard food in their cheeks like filling a granary (仓) - that's why they're called 'granary mice' in Chinese.

仓 cāng

鼠 shǔ