Word information
Simplified鲑鱼
Traditional鮭魚
Pinyinguī yú
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 鲑鱼
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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鱼yú
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
钓鱼diàoyúto fish (with line and hook); to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing
鲨鱼shāyúshark
鳄鱼èyúalligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2])
鲤鱼lǐyúcarp