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Meaning of 鲤

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鲤 (Trad.: 鯉)
Pinyin: lǐ
English Definition: carp
Chinese Definition:
①(鲤鱼)体侧扁,嘴边有长短触须各一对,肉可食。
②(鲤庭)指受父训之处,亦借指父训。
③书信的代称,因中国唐代传递的书信以尺素结成双鲤鱼形。
Total strokes: 15; Radical: 魚
Pictophonetic:里 indicates the sound; 鱼 (fish) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 鱼 [ yú ] fish
    • 里 [ lǐ ] unit of distance equal to 0.5km; village; lane
Similar Characters: 鯉
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Example Words
鲤鱼 lǐ yú carp
鲤城 lǐ chéng Licheng district of Quanzhou city 泉州市 , Fujian
鲤城区 lǐ chéng qū Licheng district of Quanzhou city 泉州市 , Fujian
鲤鱼跳龙门 lǐ yú tiào lóng mén to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom); to get one's big break
鲮鲤 líng lǐ pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
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Example Sentences
1
我生活鲤的麻烦已经够多滤
。
I have enough in my life.
2
研究人员在实验室研究了三种墨西哥丽脂鲤种群
。
Researchers studied three populations of Mexican tetra in the lab.
3
柬埔寨渔民
2003年
在洞里萨河与一头暹罗巨鲤合影
。
Cambodian fishermen pose with a giant carp caught on the Tonle Sap River in 2003.
4
兴国红鲤血细胞发生的主要器官是头肾
、
体肾
、
脾和胸腺
。
In this paper, the genesis of blood cells in Xingguo red carp (Cyprinus carpio var.
5
虽然叫做栗鲨
,
但实际上并不属于鲨鱼
,
而属于鲤其中的一种
。
But it'not actually a shark - it's related to the carp.