Learn a Chinese Character - 鱼 (yú) - Fish

1. Character Basics (基本信息)

Radical: 鱼 (Fish radical)

Stroke Count: 8 (Eight strokes)

Character Decomposition: 整体象形字 (A pictographic character representing a fish)

Stroke Order:

2. Pronunciation (发音)

Pinyin: yú (Second tone)

3. Meaning (含义)

鱼 refers to fish, an aquatic animal. (鱼 means fish, a kind of aquatic animal.)

4. Common Words (常用词汇)

• 金鱼 (jīn yú) - Goldfish
• 鲨鱼 (shā yú) - Shark
• 钓鱼 (diào yú) - Fishing

5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)

鱼 can be used as a noun. It can be combined with other words to form various phrases related to fish. (鱼 can function as a noun and can be combined with other words to form different phrases related to fish.)

6. Cultural Background (文化背景)

In Chinese culture, fish is a symbol of abundance and prosperity because the pronunciation of "fish" (yú) is similar to the word for "surplus". (在中国文化中，鱼是富足和繁荣的象征，因为“鱼”（yú）的发音与“余”（表示盈余）相似。)

7. Example Sentence (例句)

8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)

You can remember the character 鱼 by imagining its shape as a fish with a head, body, and fins. (你可以通过想象这个字的形状像一条有头、身体和鳍的鱼来记住它。)