Character

鱼

yú HSK 6

鱼 yú HSK 6

1. fish (aquatic vertebrate with scales, fins, and gills)
2. a surname

Words using 鱼 as yú (4)

1 钓鱼 diào yú — to fish HSK 6
- 钓 to angle, to fish with hook and line
- 鱼 fish
Example

我周末喜欢去钓鱼。

wǒ zhōu mò xǐ huan qù diào yú

I like to go fishing on weekends.
2 鲨鱼 shā yú — shark HSK 6
- 鲨 shark (specific identification)
- 鱼 fish (categorical classifier)
Example

我在水族馆看到了一条大鲨鱼。

wǒ zài shuǐ zú guǎn kàn dào le yì tiáo dà shā yú

I saw a large shark at the aquarium.
3 鲤鱼 lǐ yú — carp HSK 7
- 鲤 carp (the specific fish species)
- 鱼 fish (general category)
Example

池塘里有很多鲤鱼。

chí táng lǐ yǒu hěn duō lǐ yú

There are many carp in the pond.
4 鳄鱼 è yú — crocodile HSK 7
- 鳄 crocodile/alligator (the reptile itself)
- 鱼 fish (classifier indicating aquatic animal)
Example

鳄鱼在河里游泳。

è yú zài hé lǐ yóu yǒng

The crocodile is swimming in the river.

Structure & writing

鱼 yú — fish (aquatic vertebrate with scales, fins, and gills)

鱼 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 3

鲜 xiān freshly slaughtered or harvested; not stored for a long time

HSK 6

鲨 shā shark (a large, fast, predatory marine fish)

HSK 7

渔 yú to fish; to catch fish 鲁 lǔ dull; stupid 鲤 lǐ carp (a freshwater fish with barbels, dark back, and yellowish-white belly) 鲸 jīng whale (large marine mammal) 鳄 è crocodile (large reptile, commonly called 鳄鱼)

鱼 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order