衣鱼

衣魚

yīyú

noun

Measure Word

一只衣鱼 zhī

Meanings

1 silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
2 small wingless insect that eats paper, glue, and starch

Characters

Examples

我在旧书堆里发现了几只衣鱼。

Wǒ zài jiù shū duī lǐ fāxiàn le jǐ zhī yīyú.

I found a few silverfish in the pile of old books.

衣鱼喜欢潮湿阴暗的地方。

Yīyú xǐhuan cháoshī yīn'àn de dìfang.

Silverfish like damp, dark places.

Tips

memory

Literally 'clothes-fish' — named because they eat clothing/paper starch and their shimmery, wriggling movement looks like a tiny fish. English 'silverfish' captures the same image.

Stroke Order

衣 yī

鱼 yú