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8 strokes11 strokes
Character #462 · The First 1000

yú

fish

fish

Strokes
811
TraditionalSimplified
魚 鱼
Poster cell
N17
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • diàoyú to fish (with line and hook)
  • jīnyú goldfish
  • shāyú shark
  • yóuyú squid
  • yúlèi fish (as a group)
  • èyú alligator
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 鱼魚

Write 鱼魚 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, yú, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell N17 · 28 × 36 grid

鱼魚 is #462 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 鱼 mean in English?
鱼 (yú) means "fish": fish.
How do you pronounce 鱼?
鱼 is pronounced yú in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄩˊ.
How many strokes does 鱼 have?
The simplified form, 鱼, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 魚, has 11.
What is the traditional form of 鱼?
The traditional form of 鱼 is 魚. 鱼 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 魚 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 鱼?
Common words that use 鱼 include 钓鱼 (diàoyú, to fish (with line and hook)), 金鱼 (jīnyú, goldfish), 鲨鱼 (shāyú, shark), 鱿鱼 (yóuyú, squid).
How common is 鱼?
鱼 is number 462 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell N17 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.