田鼠 (tiánshǔ): vole

Measure Word

一只田鼠 zhī

田鼠在田里到处打洞。

Tiánshǔ zài tiánlǐ dàochù dǎ dòng.

Voles dig holes everywhere in the fields.

猫头鹰是田鼠的天敌。

Māotóuyīng shì tiánshǔ de tiāndí.

Owls are the natural predator of voles.

memory

田 (field) + 鼠 (mouse) = a mouse that lives in the fields. Simple and literal.

田 tián

鼠 shǔ