鳕 meaning and stroke order
Codfish
How to write 鳕, 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 鳕
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- codfish
- Gadus macrocephalus
How 鳕 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fish.
鱼 gives the meaning and 雪 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鱼 (fish), shared by 79 characters on this site.
How to remember 鳕
鳕 is a fish 鱼 (yú) next to snow 雪 (xuě). Picture a cod with snow-white flesh swimming in icy northern seas, and the 雪 part also gives you the sound xuě.
鳕 almost always appears in the word 鳕鱼 (xuěyú), meaning cod, which you will see on menus and in supermarkets. Example: 我晚饭吃了煎鳕鱼。(Wǒ wǎnfàn chī le jiān xuěyú.) I had pan-fried cod for dinner.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say the sound like 学 (xué) with a rising tone, but 鳕 takes the third tone, just like 雪 (xuě). Also do not drop the fish radical and write only 雪, which means snow.
Common words with 鳕
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鳕鱼 | xuěyú | cod |
鳕 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 鳕
How many strokes are in 鳕?
鳕 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 鳕 mean?
鳕 (xuě) means codfish. A common word with it is 鳕鱼 (xuěyú), meaning "cod".
How do you pronounce 鳕?
鳕 is pronounced xuě, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 鳕?
The radical of 鳕 is 鱼, which carries the idea of "fish". Dictionaries list 鳕 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 鳕?
The traditional form of 鳕 is 鱈. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 鳕 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can I say just 鳕 to mean cod?
In everyday speech people say 鳕鱼 (xuěyú). The single character 鳕 mostly appears in written or scientific contexts, or inside longer names.
Is the 银鳕鱼 on restaurant menus real cod?
银鳕鱼 (yín xuěyú) literally means silver cod. It is a common menu name, and the fish sold under it is not always the same species as true cod, so check the label if it matters to you.