青鱼 (qīng yú) — black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)

Definition

noun
black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 青鱼。
    Zhè dào cài shì yòng qīng yú zuò de.
    This dish is made with black carp.
  • 青鱼。
    Tā diào dào le yì tiáo hěn dà de qīng yú.
    He caught a very large black carp.
  • 青鱼。
    Shì chǎng shàng mài de qīng yú hěn xīn xiān.
    The black carp sold at the market is very fresh.

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.

青qīngdark green
鱼yúfish

青 dark green and 鱼 fish name a dark-colored fish.

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.

An early form of 青 combined 生 and 井, both used for sound; the modern form has changed.

Open 青 →

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.

Open 鱼 →

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