鱼 meaning in English
fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2])
Meaning of 鱼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])
- used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2])
- surname Yu
How to use 鱼
鱼 is the everyday word for fish, and it is counted with 条 (tiáo). It also appears in names of water animals that are not fish at all, such as 鲸鱼 (jīngyú) whale, 鳄鱼 (èyú) crocodile and 章鱼 (zhāngyú) octopus. Example: 我晚上想吃鱼。(Wǒ wǎnshang xiǎng chī yú.) I want to eat fish tonight.
Picture 鱼 (yú) as a fish swimming upward: the top 𠂊 is the head, the box with a cross 田 is the scaly body, and the flat line at the bottom is the tail fin.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 鱼 (yú) with 渔 (yú), which has the water radical and relates to fishing as an activity or trade, as in 渔民 (yúmín) fisherman. Also remember the measure word is 条, so say 一条鱼, not 一个鱼.
鱼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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鱼 yú · fish · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 鱼.
Questions about 鱼
What does 鱼 mean?
鱼 (yú) means "fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2])" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 鱼?
鱼 is made of 1 character: 鱼 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 鱼 an HSK word?
Yes. 鱼 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 鱼 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 鱼 is written 魚.
How do I say 'to go fishing' in Chinese?
Use 钓鱼 (diàoyú), which means to fish with a line and hook. For example, 周末我们去钓鱼。(Zhōumò wǒmen qù diàoyú.) We are going fishing this weekend. It can also mean to entrap someone in a figurative sense.
Why do whales and crocodiles have 鱼 in their names?
Chinese names for many aquatic animals include 鱼 simply because they live in water, not because they are biologically fish. So 鲸鱼 (whale), 鳄鱼 (crocodile), 鲍鱼 (abalone) and 章鱼 (octopus) all use 鱼.