魚

简 鱼 · 繁 魚
Mandarin · pinyin yú#

Meanings · yú

  1. fish (Classifier: 條 tiáo, 尾 wěi)
  2. used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚 bào yú, alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚 è yú and octopi 章魚 zhāng yú)
Mandarin · pinyin Yú#

Meanings · Yú

  1. surname Yu
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魚
yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
鱼
yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
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2 · yu2

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jyu2 · jyu4

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  1. fish (Classifier: 條/条 m c h j mb x; 尾 m h mn mn-t; 隻/只 g mn x; 頭/头 mb md; 梗 w)
  2. Used in names of aquatic animals.
  3. fish (as a food)
  4. (~日) (telegraphy) the sixth day of a month
  5. ancient form of 漁 /渔 (yú)
  6. (Ancient, alt-of) Ancient form of 吾 (OC *ŋaː).
  7. a surname

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魚 · yu2 · Yu2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 122,529, 122,528
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Exact source records魚 鱼 [yu2] /fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])/used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2])/魚 鱼 [Yu2] /surname Yu/