鱿

魷
yóu
noun #48,972

Meanings

  1. 1 squid

Characters

Examples

HSK 6
Kǎo yóuyú chuàn shì hěn shòu huānyíng de xiǎochī.
Grilled squid skewers are a popular street snack.
HSK 6
Wǒ xiǎng diǎn yì pán chǎo yóuyú.
I'd like to order a plate of stir-fried squid.
HSK 7-9
Bèi jiěgù jiù jiào chǎo yóuyú.
If you get fired, it's called 'being made to roll up your squid'.

Tips

culture
Used only in 鱿鱼 ('squid'). The slang 炒鱿鱼 literally 'stir-fry squid' means 'to fire someone' or 'to get sacked', because squid curls up when fried, like rolling up your bedding to leave a job.

Components

radical
鱼 yú
fish
The fish radical on the left marks this as a sea creature; like many seafood words, the squid is written with the fish radical even though it is not a true fish.
phonetic
尤 yóu
especially; fault
Supplies the sound on the right: 尤 yóu gives the reading directly with no tone change. It contributes no meaning here.

Stroke Order

鱿 yóu