章鱼 (zhāng yú) — octopus | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

octopus

Measure word · 只

章鱼。
Wǒ zài hǎi biān kàn dào yì zhī zhāng yú.
I saw an octopus at the seaside.
章鱼，。
Zhè dào cài shì yòng zhāng yú zuò de, wèi dào hěn xiān.
This dish is made with octopus; it tastes very fresh.
章鱼，。
zhāng yú Yǒu bā tiáo tuǐ, néng zài hǎi dǐ kuài sù yí dòng.
Octopuses have eight legs and can move quickly on the seafloor.

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

章 shows a chisel piercing a piece of jade in the middle. It originally meant treating jade.

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.

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