鳍

鰭
qí
耆 + 鱼

Definitions

qí fin

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 耆 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鰭.

Semantic: 鱼 Phonetic: 耆

About

鳍 is a phono-semantic compound combining the fish radical 鱼 on the left with the phonetic component 耆 on the right. The 鱼 radical indicates the character belongs to the semantic field of aquatic animals, while 耆 supplies the pronunciation 'qí'. This is the simplified form; the traditional character 鰭 uses the traditional fish radical 魚 alongside the same phonetic 耆. 鳍 denotes the fins of fish and other aquatic creatures, the external appendages used for steering, balancing, and propulsion through the water, and serves strictly as a biological noun with no extended figurative senses.

Example Sentences Hide

这条鱼的鳍很大。

Zhè tiáo yú de qí hěn dà.

This fish's fin is very big.

海豚用鳍来游泳。

Hǎitún yòng qí lái yóuyǒng.

Dolphins use fins to swim.

鲨鱼的背鳍露出水面。

Shāyú de bèi qí lùchū shuǐmiàn.

The shark's dorsal fin breaks the water surface.

鱼鳍的形状多种多样。

Yú qí de xíngzhuàng duō zhǒng duō yàng.

The shapes of fish fins are varied.

受伤的鱼鳍会影响游速。

Shòushāng de yú qí huì yǐngxiǎng yóu sù.

Injured fish fins can affect swimming speed.

鱼类进化中鳍起了关键作用。

Yúlèi jìnhuà zhōng qí qǐle guānjiàn zuòyòng.

Fins played a key role in fish evolution.

科学家模仿鱼鳍设计潜水器。

Kēxuéjiā mófǎng yú qí shèjì qiánshuǐqì.

Scientists imitate fish fins to design submersibles.

通过分析化石，我们得知古代鱼鳍的结构。

Tōngguò fēnxī huàshí, wǒmen dézhī gǔdài yú qí de jiégòu.

By analyzing fossils, we learn about the structure of ancient fish fins.

Related Characters

Component: 耆

嗜 蓍 鬐 愭 搘 榰 鰭

Component: 鱼

鲁 鲜 渔 鲍 稣 鲸 鳞 鲤 鳌 鲨 鳄 鳃 鳖 鳎

Example Words

背鳍 尾鳍 胸鳍 腹鳍 臀鳍 鱼鳍