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鰭 meaning and stroke order

qí

Fin

21 strokesRadical 魚Simplified 鳍
Strokes21
Pinyinqí
ToneTone 2
Printable worksheet

How to write 鰭, stroke by stroke

21 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 鰭

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

qísecond tone (rising)
  1. fin

How 鰭 is built

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

yúfish+qíman of sixty

魚 gives the meaning and 耆 hints at the sound.

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

Questions about 鰭

How many strokes are in 鰭?

鰭 is written with 21 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 鰭 mean?

鰭 (qí) means fin.

How do you pronounce 鰭?

鰭 is pronounced qí, in the second tone (rising).

What is the radical of 鰭?

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

What is the simplified form of 鰭?

鰭 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 鳍, used in mainland China and Singapore.