小鲤

小鯉

xiǎolǐ

noun

Measure Word

一条小鲤 tiáo

Meanings

1 small carp
2 young/little carp

Characters

Examples

池塘里游着一群小鲤。

Chítáng lǐ yóuzhe yì qún xiǎolǐ.

A school of little carp is swimming in the pond.

爷爷钓到了几条小鲤。

Yéye diàodàole jǐ tiáo xiǎolǐ.

Grandpa caught a few small carp.

Tips

usage

Descriptive compound (小 + 鲤) rather than a fixed species name — basically "small carp". For the species proper use 鲤鱼 (lǐyú).

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

鲤 lǐ