子鼠 Traditional form: 子鼠 Pinyin (reading): zǐshǔ Definitions: Year 1, year of the Rat (e.g. 2008) Characters: 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing 鼠 - rat, mouse Traditional characters: 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing 鼠 - rat, mouse