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鲶

鯰
nián
noun #97,704

Meanings

  1. 1 catfish (Parasilurus asotus)

Examples

鲶鱼没有鳞，喜欢待在浑水里。
Niányú méiyǒu lín, xǐhuan dāi zài húnshuǐ lǐ.
Catfish have no scales and like to live in muddy water.
奶奶今晚炖了一锅鲶鱼。
Nǎinai jīnwǎn dùn le yì guō niányú.
Grandma stewed a pot of catfish tonight.

Tips

usage
Used in 鲶鱼 (catfish). It has a written variant 鲇, read the same way. The 'catfish effect' (鲶鱼效应) is a business term for a strong newcomer that energizes a sluggish team.

Components

radical
鱼 yú
fish
The fish radical on the left marks this as a kind of fish, here the scaleless freshwater catfish.
phonetic
念 niàn
to think of; to read aloud
Carries the sound: 念 shifts to nián here, close enough to flag the reading.

Stroke Order

鲶 nián