鱼片 (yú piān) — fish fillet; slice of fish meat | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fish filletslice of fish meat

Measure word · 片

Examples

鱼片。
Jīn tiān wǎn cān wǒ men chī le yú piān.
Today we ate fish fillets for dinner.
鱼片，。
Zhè ge yú piān hěn xīn xiān, kě yǐ shēng chī.
This fish fillet is very fresh; it can be eaten raw.
鱼片，。
Mā ma bǎ yú piān qiē chéng xiǎo kuài, zhǔn bèi zuò tāng.
Mom cut the fish fillet into small pieces, preparing to make soup.

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 names fish and 片 names slice, so the word is a slice of 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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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