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鲈

鱸
lú
noun #44,177

Meanings

  1. 1 perch
  2. 2 bass (fish)

Examples

HSK 7-9
清蒸鲈鱼肉质鲜嫩。
Qīngzhēng lúyú ròuzhì xiānnèn.
Steamed perch keeps the fish tender and fresh.
HSK 7-9
他想起家乡的鲈鱼，起了归乡之心。
Tā xiǎngqǐ jiāxiāng de lúyú, qǐ le guīxiāng zhī xīn.
He thought of his hometown's perch and longed to go home.

Tips

culture
鲈 is the perch or bass, used in 鲈鱼. A classic literary allusion has an official resign his post out of longing for his hometown's perch, so the fish came to symbolize homesickness.

Components

radical
鱼 yú
fish
The fish radical, a stylized picture of a fish. It marks 鲈 as a species of fish and groups it with 鲤, 鲨 and its many fish relatives.
phonetic
卢 lú
a surname; black
Pure sound: standalone 卢 is lú and 鲈 keeps the reading exactly. It contributes only the pronunciation, the same role 卢 plays in 炉 and 芦.

Stroke Order

鲈 lú