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鲑

鮭
guī
noun #45,769

Meanings

  1. 1 salmon
  2. 2 trout

Examples

HSK 7-9
鲑鱼逆流而上产卵。
Guīyú nìliú ér shàng chǎnluǎn.
Salmon swim upstream to spawn.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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

Components

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.

Stroke Order

鲑 guī