Chinese Word: 鱼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鱼 (Trad.: 魚)HSK 2

Pinyin: yú

English Definition: fish; Classifiers: 条

Chinese Definition:
①脊椎动物的一类，生活在水中，一般有鳞和鳍，用鳃呼吸，冷血：鱼虾。鱼虫。鱼网。鱼跃。鱼贯(像鱼游一样先后相续)。鱼雁(书信，信息)。鱼米乡。鱼尾纹。鱼目混珠。鱼质龙文(喻虚有其表)。
②姓氏。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 魚

Pictographic: A fish swimming upwards

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- ⿱ Above to below
  - ⺈
  - 田 [ tián ] field, farm, arable land; cultivated
- 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone

Similar Characters: 争

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 鱼

鱼类	yú lèi	fishes
钓鱼	diào yú	to fish (with line and hook); to dupe	HSK 5
鲤鱼	lǐ yú	carp
鲨鱼	shā yú	shark
金鱼	jīn yú	goldfish

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1		tā men 他们 qù 去 hú biān 湖边 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 They went to the lake to catch fish.
2		zhè ge 这个 yú 鱼 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 jīn zhòng 斤重。 This fish weighs two jin.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 yú 鱼 jiào zuò 叫作 jīn qiāng yú 金枪鱼。 This kind of fish is called tuna.
4		zhè ge 这个 yú fū 渔夫 hěn 很 huì 会 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 This fisherman is very good at catching fish.
5		tā 他 dài zhe 戴着 shǒu tào 手套 qù 去 diào yú 钓鱼。 He wore gloves to go fishing.

1		tā men 他们 qù 去 hú biān 湖边 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 They went to the lake to catch fish.
2		zhè ge 这个 yú 鱼 yǒu 有 liǎng 两 jīn zhòng 斤重。 This fish weighs two jin.
3		zhè zhǒng 这种 yú 鱼 jiào zuò 叫作 jīn qiāng yú 金枪鱼。 This kind of fish is called tuna.
4		zhè ge 这个 yú fū 渔夫 hěn 很 huì 会 bǔ yú 捕鱼。 This fisherman is very good at catching fish.
5		tā 他 dài zhe 戴着 shǒu tào 手套 qù 去 diào yú 钓鱼。 He wore gloves to go fishing.