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鲈

鱸
lú
noun #44,177

Meanings

  1. 1 perch
  2. 2 bass (fish)

Examples

清蒸鲈鱼肉质鲜嫩。
Qīngzhēng lúyú ròuzhì xiānnèn.
Steamed perch keeps the fish tender and fresh.
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 鲈's 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