Do not use the method of learning Western languages to learn Chinese character, because the character of Western languages are Phonography. Chinese character is Ideographic, combined by the basic strokes, like horizontal line, vertical line, left-falling, right-falling and so on.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 鱼, means fish.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and you can hear the standard pronunciation.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next strok
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
This character depicts the abdomen of a fish, with the head upwards and the tail downwards. and 鱼 is also a radical, characters under this radical always express the meaning of a kind of fish, for instance, 鲤鱼 lǐ yú means carp, 鲨鱼 shā yú means shark, when you find a two characters Chinese phrases ended with 鱼, and the first character is under the radical 鱼, it must be represent a kind of fish. but in some cases, like 鲁 lǔ, also under radical 鱼, the meaning changes to express stupid, another example is 鲜 xiān, which means delicious. And pay attention to a similar character 龟 guī which means tortoise, the upper portion is the same with 鱼, the tiny difference exists in the bottom portion.
Radical 鱼
Characters under this radical 鲍 bào (means abalone)
Strokes Number is 8 strokes
Words and Phrases
鱼翅 yú chì shark fin
鱼刺 yú cì fishbone
鱼竿 yú gān fishing rod
鱼钩 yú gōu fishhook
鱼鳞 yú lín fish scale
鱼龙混杂 yú lóng hùn zá dragons and fishes jumbled together; i.e., good and bad mixed up
鱼目混珠 yú mù hùn zhū pass off fish eyes as pearls; i.e., pass off the sham as the genuine
如鱼得水 rú yú de shuǐ feel just like fish in water
Sentences
中国南方是鱼米之乡 zhōng guó nánfāng shì yú mǐ zhī xiāng the south of the Long River is a land of plenty.
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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