鲑鱼 (guī yú) — salmon

Definition

noun
salmon
Measure word · 条
Easily confused

Examples

  • 鲑鱼。
    Wǒ jīn tiān wǎn shàng chī guī yú.
    I will eat salmon tonight.
  • 鲑鱼。
    Mā ma zài chāo shì mǎi le yì tiáo guī yú.
    Mom bought a salmon at the supermarket.
  • 鲑鱼。
    Zhè zhǒng guī yú ròu zhì hěn nèn.
    This kind of salmon has very tender meat.

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.

鲑guīsalmon
鱼yúfish

鲑 salmon and 鱼 fish combine to name a salmon fish.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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Appears in
Fish & Aquatic Life

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