凤尾鱼 (fèngwěiyú): anchovy

Measure Word

一条凤尾鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 anchovy

Characters

Examples

披萨上放了几条凤尾鱼。

Pīsà shàng fàng le jǐ tiáo fèngwěiyú.

A few anchovies were placed on the pizza.

凤尾鱼常用来制作酱料。

Fèngwěiyú chángyòng lái zhìzuò jiàngliào.

Anchovies are often used to make sauces.

Tips

memory

凤尾 means 'phoenix tail' — the anchovy's forked, feathery tail resembles the spread tail of a phoenix. 鱼 means fish.

Stroke Order

凤 fèng

尾 wěi

鱼 yú

Related Words

矛尾鱼 máowěiyú

coelacanth (equivalent to 腔棘鱼, Latimeria)

牛尾鱼 niúwěiyú

flathead fish (family Platycephalidae) / literally 'oxtail fish', an elongated bottom-dwelling marine fish

凤凰 fènghuáng HSK 7-9 #5,708

phoenix (Chinese mythical bird) / fenghuang

尾巴 wěiba HSK 4 #4,814

tail

结尾 jiéwěi HSK 7-9 #4,704

ending / conclusion / final part

鸡尾酒 jīwěijiǔ #4,428

cocktail

尾 wěi #4,017

tail; end / remainder; leftover

钓鱼 diàoyú HSK 7-9 #3,788

to fish / to go fishing / phishing (internet)

鲨鱼 shāyú HSK 7-9 #3,434

shark

鱼 yú HSK 2 #1,155

fish