魚U+9B5A11 STROKES
Entry·pron. yú
ㄩˊ
“Fish; aquatic animal; surname; a radical in Chinese characters; used in names of non-fish aquatic animals like octopus or crocodile or whale.”
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- 魚類ㄩˊ ㄌㄟˋfishes; aquatic vertebrates that live in water, breathe through gills, swim with fins, are cold-blooded, and mostly lay eggs.
- 釣魚ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊto fish with a line and hook; to angle; (fig.) to entrap; (Tw) to nod repeatedly while dozing
- 釣魚台ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ ㄊㄞˊDiaoyu Islands; a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, claimed by Taiwan, mainland China, and Japan.
- 鮭魚ㄍㄨㄟ ㄩˊsalmon; a large edible fish that migrates from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn.
- 鱷魚ㄜˋ ㄩˊa large predatory reptile with a long snout, powerful jaws, and a thick hide; lives in freshwater and ambushes prey.
- 魚池ㄩˊ ㄔˊfish pond; pond for raising fish; fish farm pond
- 魚肉ㄩˊ ㄖㄡˋfish and meat; fig. helpless victims; fig. people treated like meat to be butchered
- 鯨魚ㄐㄧㄥ ㄩˊwhale; a large marine mammal that breathes air, gives live birth, and is the largest living animal.
- 虱目魚ㄕ ㄇㄨˋ ㄩˊA type of fish; a milkfish; a common farmed fish in brackish and freshwater aquaculture in Taiwan.
- 飛魚ㄈㄟ ㄩˊflying fish; a marine fish capable of gliding above the water surface
- 魷魚ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊsquid; a cephalopod mollusk with a soft body, tentacles, and an internal shell; used as food
- 鯊魚ㄕㄚ ㄩˊshark; a large predatory fish with cartilaginous skeleton and multiple rows of teeth.
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