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鲶

鯰
nián
noun #97,704

Meanings

  1. 1 catfish (Parasilurus asotus)

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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