鯖 meaning and stroke order

qīng

Mackerel

Strokes19
Pinyinqīng
ToneTone 1

How to write 鯖, stroke by stroke

19 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 鯖

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

qīngfirst tone (high and level)
  1. mackerel
zhēngfirst tone (high and level)
  1. (literary) boiled stew of fish and meat

How 鯖 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fish.

魚 gives the meaning and 青 hints at the sound.

Radical: 魚 (fish), shared by 63 characters on this site.

Questions about 鯖

How many strokes are in 鯖?

鯖 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 鯖 mean?

鯖 (qīng) means mackerel.

How do you pronounce 鯖?

鯖 is pronounced qīng, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 鯖?

The radical of 鯖 is 魚, which carries the idea of "fish". Dictionaries list 鯖 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 鯖?

鯖 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 鲭, used in mainland China and Singapore.