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The Chinese word yu - 鱼 - yú
(fish in Chinese)



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English translation

fish

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 鱼 ( yú ) correctly?"

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Chinese characters  ( yu / yú ) with pronunciation (English translation: fish )
鱼 ( yu / yú ) in traditional characters
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Character complexity
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is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

shark  |  whale
鱼 ( yu / yú ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 971)
Chinese example words containing the character 鱼 ( yu / yú )
钓鱼 ( diàoyú = to go fishing ), 鳄鱼 ( èyú = crocodile ), 鲨鱼 ( shāyú = shark ), 糖醋鱼 ( tángcùyú = sweet and sour fish ), 鱼竿 ( yúgān = fishing rod ), 鱼缸 ( yúgāng = fish tank ), 鱼鳞 ( yúlín = fish scale ), 鱼油 ( yúyóu = fish oil )
Other characters that are pronounced yú in Chinese

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