Definitions

bastard carp; sand perch

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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妈妈买了一条鱼。

Māma mǎi le yī tiáo jìyú.

Mom bought a crucian carp.

鱼汤很有营养。

Jìyú tāng hěn yǒu yíngyǎng.

Crucian carp soup is very nutritious.

他在河边钓到一条鱼。

Tā zài hé biān diào dào yī tiáo jìyú.

He caught a crucian carp by the river.

奶奶做的红烧鱼很好吃。

Nǎinai zuò de hóngshāo jìyú hěn hǎochī.

The braised crucian carp made by grandma is delicious.

鱼通常生活在淡水中。

Jìyú tōngcháng shēnghuó zài dànshuǐ zhōng.

Crucian carp usually live in freshwater.

这家餐厅的清蒸鱼很出名。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de qīngzhēng jìyú hěn chūmíng.

The steamed crucian carp at this restaurant is very famous.

由于过度捕捞,鱼资源减少了。

Yóuyú guòdù bǔlāo, jìyú zīyuán jiǎnshǎo le.

Due to overfishing, crucian carp resources have decreased.

生物学家正在研究鱼的繁殖规律。

Shēngwù xuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū jìyú de fánzhí guīlǜ.

Biologists are studying the reproduction patterns of crucian carp.