乌鳢 (wū lǐ) — snakehead (fish) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

snakehead (fish)

Measure word · 条

Easily confused

乌鳢，。
Zhè tiáo wū lǐ hěn dà, kě yǐ dùn tāng.
This snakehead is big, we can make soup.
乌鳢，。
wū lǐ De ròu zhì xiān měi, shì hé qīng zhēng.
Snakehead meat is delicious and suitable for steaming.
乌鳢。
Tā zài shuǐ táng lǐ zhuō dào le yì tiáo wū lǐ.
He caught a snakehead in the pond.

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.

鳢lǐsnakehead fish

“乌” gives a dark color and “鳢” names a fish, together denoting the snakehead.

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 烏; 乌 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 烏 is a drawing of a bird. The simplified 乌 is a later abbreviation.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.