Sehlopheng sa mokhatlo o moholo ka ho fetisisa oa likhele tsa cynological "Fédération Cynologique Internationale" (FCI), Shih Tzu ke karolo ea sehlopha sa 9 "lintja tsa metsoalle le tsa metsoalle" 'me ho eona ke karolo ea 5 "Mefuta ea lintja tsa Tibetan".
Shih Tzu ke ntja e nyane, ho latela maemo a FCI, e ka fihlang boholo ba lisenthimithara tse 27 mme e boima ba lik'hilograma tse 8. E na le ponahalo e boreleli ka lebaka la boea ba eona bo bolelele, bo teteaneng bo nang le lijase tse ngata. E tla ka mebala e mengata (hape piebald) 'me litsebe tse telele tsa floppy hangata li thata ho elelloa ka lebaka la boea bo bongata.
Ka tlase u tla fumana li-tattoo tse 10 tse ntle ka ho fetisisa tsa ntja ea Shih Tzu: