鱼

yú

fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])

surname Yu; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2])

a picture of 鱼 → a fish viewed from the side, head up, tail spread

The ancient form showed a distinct head, scales along the body, and a tail fin fanning out at the bottom. The modern 鱼 still faintly echoes that vertical silhouette of a fish seen from the side.

⺈+田+一→鱼

Words with 鱼

尊鱼

zūn yú

trout

金鱼

jīn yú

goldfish

临川羡鱼

lín chuān xiàn yú

see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]

鲟鱼

xún yú

sturgeon

鲎鱼

hòu yú

horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus)

遮目鱼

zhē mù yú

milkfish (Chanos chanos)

金枪鱼

jīn qiāng yú

tuna

金鱼佬

jīn yú lǎo

pedophile (slang, referring to the case of a Hong Kong child abductor who lured girls with the prospect of seeing "goldfish" in his apartment)

金鱼草

jīn yú cǎo

snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)

金鱼藻

jīn yú zǎo

hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)

釜底游鱼

fǔ dǐ yóu yú

a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)

针鱼

zhēn yú

saury fish (family Scomberesocidae)

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