鱼尾 (yú wěi) — fish tail

Definition

noun
fish tail
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 鱼尾。
    Zhè tiáo yú wěi hěn cháng.
    This fish's tail is very long.
  • 鱼尾。
    Wǒ xǐ huan chī yú wěi shàng de ròu.
    I like to eat the meat on the fish tail.
  • 鱼尾。
    Yú zài shuǐ zhōng bǎi dòng yú wěi.
    The fish swings its tail in the water.

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.

鱼yúfish
尾wěitail

鱼 suggests fish and 尾 suggests tail, yielding the tail of a fish.

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.

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

The form 尾 combines 尸 (person) and 毛 (hair; feather).

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