沙丁鱼 (shā dīng yú) — sardine (fish) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sardine (fish)

Measure word · 条

Examples

沙丁鱼。
Wǒ zuó tiān chī le shā dīng yú guàn tou.
I ate canned sardines yesterday.
沙丁鱼。
Chāo shì lǐ de shā dīng yú hěn pián yi.
The sardines in the supermarket are very cheap.
沙丁鱼。
shā dīng yú De yíng yǎng hěn fēng fù.
Sardines are very nutritious.

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.

沙丁sardine

沙shā丁dīng

沙丁 sounds like sardine, and 鱼 means fish, so the word names a sardine.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

水水shuǐwater
少少shǎodots

沙 puts 少 (dots) beside 水 (water), showing sand on a shoreline.

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

丁 may picture a nail head, a person's head, a square city wall, or a square star pattern.

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

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