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CHINESE CHARACTER

yú

鱼

鱼

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Yu

Numbered pinyin
yu2
English meanings
paella, variegated carp, gudgeon, bighead, Yu, Surname, Argonaut, salmon, fish, catfish

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Single-component character

鱼 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱⿱⺈田一

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yú鱼zài在shuǐ水lǐ里yóu游。

    Fish swim in the water.

  2. 02

    zhè这tiáo条yú鱼hěn很dà大。

    This fish is big.

  3. 03

    wǒ我xǐhuan喜欢chī吃yú鱼。

    I like eating fish.

  4. 04

    yǎng养le了jǐ几tiáo条yú鱼。

    Kept some fish.

  5. 05

    yú鱼hěn很xīnxian新鲜。

    The fish is fresh.

  6. 06

    māo猫ài爱chī吃yú鱼。

    Cats love fish.

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