鱼腥味 (yú xīng wèi) — fishy smell; fishy taste | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fishy smellfishy taste

Examples

鱼腥味。
Zhè tiáo yú yǒu hěn zhòng de yú xīng wèi.
This fish has a very strong fishy smell.
鱼腥味。
Jiā le jiāng hé liào jiǔ kě yǐ qù diào yú xīng wèi.
Adding ginger and cooking wine can remove the fishy taste.
鱼腥味。
Zhǔ tāng shí fàng yì diǎn cù néng jiǎn qīng yú xīng wèi.
Adding a little vinegar when making soup can reduce the fishy smell.

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.

鱼腥fishy

鱼yúfish腥xīngfishy

偏正Modifier + head

The fishy quality 鱼腥 is applied to 味, giving a fishy smell or taste.

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròumeat; flesh

Sound part声符shēngfú

星

星xīng腥xīng

Same sound today

腥 combines 肉 (meat; flesh) with 星, which supplies its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口未味

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

未

未wèi味wèi

Same sound today

味 combines 口 (mouth) with 未, which gives the sound wèi; the mouth part relates to taste.

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