鲔 meaning and stroke order
Little tuna; Euthynnus alletteratus
How to write 鲔, stroke by stroke
14 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 鲔
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- little tuna
- Euthynnus alletteratus
How 鲔 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fish.
鱼 gives the meaning and 有 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鱼 (fish), shared by 79 characters on this site.
How to remember 鲔
鲔 (wěi) puts 鱼 (yú, fish) next to 有 (yǒu, to have). Picture a fisherman saying 有鱼, "I have a fish," as he pulls in a tuna. 鱼 gives the meaning, and 有 is the sound hint.
鲔 is a fairly rare, technical word for tuna-type fish, especially the little tuna. In everyday mainland speech people usually say 金枪鱼 (jīnqiāngyú) for tuna, while 鲔鱼 (wěiyú) is more common in Taiwan. Example: 这家店的鲔鱼寿司很新鲜。(Zhè jiā diàn de wěiyú shòusī hěn xīnxiān.) The tuna sushi at this shop is very fresh.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as yǒu because of the 有 component. The correct reading is wěi, third tone. Also do not confuse it with 鲸 (jīng, whale) or 鳕 (xuě, cod), which share the 鱼 side.
鲔 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 鲔
How many strokes are in 鲔?
鲔 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鲔 mean?
鲔 (wěi) means little tuna; Euthynnus alletteratus.
How do you pronounce 鲔?
鲔 is pronounced wěi, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 鲔?
The radical of 鲔 is 鱼, which carries the idea of "fish". Dictionaries list 鲔 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 鲔?
The traditional form of 鲔 is 鮪. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 鲔 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 鲔鱼 the same as 金枪鱼?
In daily use both refer to tuna. 金枪鱼 is the standard mainland term, and 鲔鱼 is more common in Taiwan and in older or more technical writing.
Why does 鲔 sound like wěi if 有 is yǒu?
Sound components in Chinese characters often stopped matching their readings exactly as pronunciation changed over time. 有 gives only a rough sound hint here, so you need to memorize wěi directly.