鲑 (guī): salmon

Meanings

鲑鱼逆流而上产卵。

Guīyú nìliú ér shàng chǎnluǎn.

Salmon swim upstream to spawn.

烟熏鲑鱼是西餐中受欢迎的食材。

Yānxūn guīyú shì xīcān zhōng shòu huānyíng de shícái.

Smoked salmon is a popular ingredient in Western cuisine.

usage

鲑 almost always appears as 鲑鱼 (鲑鱼, 'salmon'). On menus the borrowed word 三文鱼 (三文鱼, from English 'salmon') is also very common.

radical

鱼 yú

fish

鱼 is the fish radical (left-side form). It marks this as the name of a specific fish, here the salmon.

phonetic

圭 guī

jade tablet; phonetic

圭 supplies the sound guī directly. It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

鲑 guī