鱈 meaning and stroke order

xuě

Codfish

Strokes22
Pinyinxuě
ToneTone 3

How to write 鱈, stroke by stroke

22 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 鱈

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

xuěthird tone (dipping)
  1. codfish
  2. Gadus macrocephalus

How 鱈 is built

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

魚 gives the meaning and 雪 hints at the sound.

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

Common words with 鱈

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
鱈魚xuěyúcod

Questions about 鱈

How many strokes are in 鱈?

鱈 is written with 22 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 鱈 mean?

鱈 (xuě) means codfish. A common word with it is 鳕鱼 (xuěyú), meaning "cod".

How do you pronounce 鱈?

鱈 is pronounced xuě, in the third tone (dipping).

What is the radical of 鱈?

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

What is the simplified form of 鱈?

鱈 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 鳕, used in mainland China and Singapore.