鱼 yú fish

源How it came to be

A fish stood on its tail: the head at the top, the scaled body in the middle, the tail fin at the bottom. The four dots of the full form are the fin worn down.

用用法

• Fish, both the animal and the food: 钓鱼 (diàoyú) to fish, 一条鱼 (yì tiáo yú) one fish (measure word 条).
• Combines freely for species: 鲨鱼 (shāyú) shark, 鲤鱼 (lǐyú) carp, 金鱼 (jīnyú) goldfish.
• Homophone with 余 (yú, surplus), so fish is a lucky New Year symbol - 年年有鱼/余 abundance every year.

字含“鱼”的汉字

• 鲜 fresh
• 鲨 shark
• 渔 fisherman
• 鲁 foolish
• 鲤 carp
• 鲸 whale
• 鳄 alligator

词含“鱼”的词语

• 钓鱼diàoyúto fish (with line and hook)HSK 6
• 鲨鱼shāyúsharkHSK 6
• 鲤鱼lǐyúcarpHSK 9
• 鳄鱼èyúalligatorHSK 9

句例句

• 这条鱼死了。 Zhè tiáo yú sǐ le.This fish has died.
• 我钓到一条鱼。 Wǒ diàodào yī tiáo yú.I've caught a fish.