鲱 meaning and stroke order
Herring
How to write 鲱, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 鲱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- Pacific herring
How 鲱 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fish.
鱼 gives the meaning and 非 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鱼 (fish), shared by 79 characters on this site.
How to remember 鲱
鲱 is a fish 鱼 on the left with 非 (fēi) on the right giving the sound. Picture a fish named fēi swimming in a big silver school: the herring.
鲱 rarely appears alone and is almost always used in the word 鲱鱼 (fēiyú), herring. You will see it on menus, in fish markets, and in talk about Northern European food. Example: 我没吃过腌鲱鱼。(Wǒ méi chī guò yān fēiyú.) I have never eaten pickled herring.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 韭 (jiǔ, chives), which looks similar to 非 but has a horizontal stroke along the bottom. Also keep the first tone: fēi, not fěi as in 匪 or 翡.
Common words with 鲱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鲱鱼 | fēiyú | herring |
鲱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 鲱
How many strokes are in 鲱?
鲱 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鲱 mean?
鲱 (fēi) means herring. A common word with it is 鲱鱼 (fēiyú), meaning "herring".
How do you pronounce 鲱?
鲱 is pronounced fēi, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 鲱?
The radical of 鲱 is 鱼, which carries the idea of "fish". Dictionaries list 鲱 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 鲱?
The traditional form of 鲱 is 鯡. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 鲱 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say surströmming, the Swedish fermented herring, in Chinese?
It is usually called 鲱鱼罐头 (fēiyú guàntou), literally herring in a can. The name is famous online in China because of videos showing people reacting to the strong smell.
Does 鲱 have anything to do with the meaning of 非 (not, wrong)?
No. In 鲱, 非 only gives the sound fēi. The meaning comes from the fish component 鱼, so the character simply names a kind of fish.