凤尾鱼

鳳尾魚

fèngwěiyú

noun #23,049

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 cháng yòng 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