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

这条鱼很新鲜,我们买回家做汤吧。

zhè tiáo yú hěn xīn xiān , wǒ men mǎi huí jiā zuò tāng ba 。

This fish is very fresh; let's buy it and go home to make soup.

他每天早上去河边钓鱼,有时候能钓到好几条。

tā měi tiān zǎo shang qù hé biān diào yú , yǒu shí hou néng diào dào hǎo jǐ tiáo 。

He goes to the riverside to fish every morning, and sometimes he can catch several fish.

Words with 鱼

鱼饵

yú ěr

fish bait

鱼死网破

yú sǐ wǎng pò

lit. either the fish dies or the net splits

钓鱼岛

diào yú dǎo

Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands

鱼米之乡

yú mǐ zhī xiāng

(lit.) land of fish and rice

鱼网

yú wǎng

variant of 漁網|渔网[yu2 wang3]

鲱鱼

fēi yú

herring

食人鱼

shí rén yú

piranha

银鱼

yín yú

oriental whitebait

金枪鱼

jīn qiāng yú

tuna

鱼鳍

yú qí

fin

尊鱼

zūn yú

trout

金鱼

jīn yú

goldfish

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