鲱鱼 (fēi yú) — herring | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

herring

Measure word · 条

Examples

鲱鱼。
Zhè zhǒng fēi yú zài běi fāng hǎi yù hěn cháng jiàn.
This kind of herring is very common in northern seas.
鲱鱼。
Xīn xiān de fēi yú kě yǐ shēng chī huò zhě yān zhì.
Fresh herring can be eaten raw or pickled.
鲱鱼。
Wǒ men wǎn cān diǎn le yí fèn yān xūn fēi yú.
We ordered a serving of smoked herring for dinner.

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.

鲱fēiherring

鲱 names the kind of fish and 鱼 marks it as a fish.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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.

Appears in

Fish & Aquatic Life Meat & Seafood

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