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鱼儿 (yú ér) — (colloquial, affectionate) fish; little fish

Definition

鱼儿 (yú ér) is a colloquial, affectionate form of 鱼 — like saying 'little fish' in English, often for small fish, in stories, or to sound warm and cute.

noun
(colloquial, affectionate) fishlittle fish
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 鱼儿。
    Xiǎo hé lǐ de yú ér zhēn kě ài.
    The little fish in the stream are really cute.
  • 鱼儿。
    Mā ma gěi wǒ zuò le yì tiáo yú ér.
    Mom made me a fish.
  • 鱼儿。
    Hái zi zuì xǐ huan tīng yú ér de gù shi.
    The child loves listening to stories about fish.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

鱼yúfish
儿érsmall

鱼 means fish and 儿 adds a small, affectionate sense.

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 魚; 鱼 is its simplified writing.

For 鱼, the traditional form 魚 is a picture of a fish.

Open 鱼 →

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

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

Open 儿 →
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Fish & Aquatic Life

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