鳟 meaning and stroke order
Barbel
How to write 鳟, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 鳟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- trout
- barbel
- Taiwan pr. [zun4]
How 鳟 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fish.
鱼 gives the meaning and 尊 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鱼 (fish), shared by 79 characters on this site.
How to remember 鳟
The fish radical 鱼 (yú) on the left tells you it is a fish, and 尊 (zūn) on the right gives the sound. Picture a respected, honored (尊) fish: the trout.
鳟 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 鳟鱼 (zūnyú), meaning trout, which you will see on menus and in fishing or nature contexts. Example: 这家餐厅的烤鳟鱼很好吃。(Zhè jiā cāntīng de kǎo zūnyú hěn hǎochī.) This restaurant's grilled trout is delicious.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 酋 without the 寸 at the bottom, but the full component is 尊, so keep the 寸. Also do not confuse it with 鲟 (xún, sturgeon), which has a similar fish radical and a similar meaning area.
Common words with 鳟
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 鳟鱼 | zūnyú | trout |
鳟 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 鳟
How many strokes are in 鳟?
鳟 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鳟 mean?
鳟 (zūn) means barbel. A common word with it is 鳟鱼 (zūnyú), meaning "trout".
How do you pronounce 鳟?
鳟 is pronounced zūn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 鳟?
The radical of 鳟 is 鱼, which carries the idea of "fish". Dictionaries list 鳟 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 鳟?
The traditional form of 鳟 is 鱒. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 鳟 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
How is 鳟 pronounced in Taiwan?
In mainland Mandarin it is zūn with the first tone. In Taiwan it is commonly pronounced zùn with the fourth tone.
Does 鳟 mean trout or barbel?
Dictionaries list both senses, but in modern everyday Chinese 鳟鱼 is understood as trout. For example, rainbow trout is 虹鳟 (hóngzūn).