热带鱼 (rè dài yú) — tropical fish | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

tropical fish

Measure word · 条

热带鱼。
Wǒ jiā de yú gāng lǐ yǎng le hěn duō rè dài yú.
I have many tropical fish in my aquarium at home.
热带鱼。
Zhè xiē rè dài yú de yán sè fēi cháng xiān yàn.
These tropical fish have very bright colors.
热带鱼。
Tā zài shuǐ zú guǎn mǎi le jǐ tiáo rè dài yú.
He bought several tropical fish at the aquarium.

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.

热带tropical zone

偏正Modifier + head

热带 (tropical zone) and 鱼 (fish) mean a fish from warm waters.

Characters in this word

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 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

埶灬熱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

灬Written in full as火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

埶

埶yì熱rè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 帶; 带 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 帶 was drawn as a woven belt; the simplified 带 is a later shorthand.

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.