鱼饵 (yú ěr) — fish bait; bait used for fishing | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fish baitbait used for fishing

Measure word · 块

Examples

鱼饵。
Wǒ bǎ yú ěr guà zài yú gōu shàng.
I put the bait on the fishhook.
鱼饵。
Zhè zhǒng yú ěr duì lǐ yú tè bié yǒu xiào.
This kind of bait is especially effective for carp.
鱼饵。
Tā mǎi le yì bāo yú ěr qù hé biān diào yú.
He bought a pack of bait and went fishing by the river.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

鱼 means fish and 饵 means bait, together giving bait for fish.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 魚; 鱼 is its simplified writing.

For 鱼, the traditional form 魚 is a picture of a fish.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 餌; 饵 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

食食shíto eat

Sound part声符shēngfú

耳

耳ěr餌ěr

Same sound today

The traditional form 餌 pairs 食 (to eat) with 耳, which gives the sound; 饵 is a simplified shorthand.

Appears in

Outdoor Recreation

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