鳗

鰻
mán
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Definitions

mán (bound form) eel (Anguilla japonica)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 曼 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鰻.

Semantic: 鱼 Phonetic: 曼

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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这道菜里有鳗鱼。

Zhè dào cài lǐ yǒu mányú.

This dish contains eel.

我最喜欢吃烤鳗鱼。

Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī kǎo mányú.

I like to eat grilled eel the most.

清蒸鳗鱼的味道很鲜美。

Qīngzhēng mányú de wèidào hěn xiānměi.

Steamed eel tastes very delicious.

这家店的鳗鱼饭很有名。

Zhè jiā diàn de mányúfàn hěn yǒumíng.

The eel rice bowl at this restaurant is very famous.

鳗鱼是一种营养丰富的鱼类。

Mányú shì yī zhǒng yíngyǎng fēngfù de yúlèi.

Eel is a type of fish rich in nutrients.

许多鳗鱼需要洄游到深海繁殖。

Xǔduō mányú xūyào huíyóu dào shēnhǎi fánzhí.

Many eels need to migrate to the deep sea to reproduce.

由于过度捕捞，野生鳗鱼数量减少了。

Yóuyú guòdù bǔlāo, yěshēng mányú shùliàng jiǎnshǎo le.

Due to overfishing, the population of wild eels has decreased.

妈妈做的红烧鳗鱼比餐厅的还好吃。

Māma zuò de hóngshāo mányú bǐ cāntīng de hái hào chī.

The braised eel my mom makes is even more delicious than the restaurant's.

Related Characters

Component: 曼

慢 漫 蔓 幔 馒 谩 缦 熳 鬘 墁 镘 鄤 饅 鰻

Component: 鱼

鲁 鲜 渔 鲍 稣 鲸 鳞 鳍 鲤 鳌 鲨 鳄 鳃 鳖

Components

曼 鱼

Example Words

鳗鱼 电鳗