鱼
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yú · fish

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HSK 2.0 · Level 2HSK 3.0 · Level 2Frequency #1189
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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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鱼Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 鱼

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yúWords pronounced yú
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Example sentences

Notice where 鱼 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de àihào shì diào yú.我的爱好是钓鱼。

My hobby is fishing.

Source: Tatoeba #353131 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de sǎng yīn duì wǒ lái shuō jiù xiàng shì měi rén yú de gē.你的嗓音对我来说就像是美人鱼的歌。

The sound of your voice is like a siren's song to me.

Source: Tatoeba #796826 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shàng gè zhōuyī wǒ qù diào yú le.上个周一我去钓鱼了。

I went fishing last Monday.

Source: Tatoeba #784092 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǒu yì běn guān yú diào yú de shū.我有一本关于钓鱼的书。

I have a book about fishing.

Source: Tatoeba #933957 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng dāi zài jiā duō guò diào yú.我想呆在家多过钓鱼。

I prefer staying at home to going fishing.

Source: Tatoeba #1408353 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men shí bu shí dì qù diào yú.我们时不时地去钓鱼。

We go fishing from time to time.

Source: Tatoeba #462086 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 鱼 in context

  1. Say yú, then recall the core meaning: fish.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 钓鱼 (diào yú), meaning “to fish”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 鱼 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.