How to write 鱼 (yú, “fish”)
鱼 (yú), an HSK 2 character, means “fish”. The traditional form is 魚, 11 strokes instead of 8. On its own it is an HSK 2 word; it also forms 钓鱼 (“to fish”), 鲨鱼 (“shark”) and 鲤鱼 (“carp”). Japanese keeps the traditional 魚, read gyo (“fish”).
- Pinyin
- yú
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 鱼 (“fish”)
- Traditional
- 魚
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
As a top-bottom character it splits into ⺈田, strokes 1–7; 一 (“one”), stroke 8, written the top first.
- topdownwards → down and left
- toprightwards → down and left
- leftdownwards
- leftrightwards → downwards
- centerrightwards
- centerdownwards
- bottomrightwards
- bottom leftrightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 鱼 · 8 strokes
- Traditional
- 魚 · 11 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| yú second tone | fish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼 (bàoyú), alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼 (èyú) and octopi 章鱼 (zhāngyú)) | 魚 | 钓鱼 鲨鱼 鲤鱼 鳄鱼 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 2
- 2021 standard
- level 2
- HSK 2.0
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- Words with it
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Words with 鱼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鱼 魚 | yú | fish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish… HSK 2 |
| 钓鱼 釣魚 | diàoyú | to fish (with line and hook); to angle HSK 6 |
| 鲨鱼 鯊魚 | shāyú | shark HSK 6 |
| 鲤鱼 鯉魚 | lǐyú | carp HSK 7-9 |
| 鳄鱼 鱷魚 | èyú | alligator; crocodile HSK 7-9 |
| 人鱼 人魚 | rényú | mermaid; dugong |
| 打鱼 打魚 | dǎyú | to fish |
| 白鱼 白魚 | báiyú | whitefish |
| 衣鱼 衣魚 | yīyú | silverfish (Lepisma saccharina) |
| 飞鱼 飛魚 | fēiyú | flying fish |
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