鳕 (xuě) · cod; codfish

Meanings

1 cod; codfish

Characters

鳕

xuě

cod

Examples

HSK 6

鳕鱼的肝是鱼肝油的重要原料。

Xuěyú de gān shì yúgānyóu de zhòngyào yuánliào.

Cod liver is an important source of fish-liver oil.

HSK 7-9

煎鳕鱼肉质鲜嫩好吃。

Jiān xuěyú ròuzhì xiān nèn hǎochī.

Pan-fried cod tastes tender and delicious.

Tips

memory

Fish radical 鱼 plus snow 雪. The snow part gives both the sound xuě and a clue: cod is a cold-water fish with snowy-white flesh.

Components

radical

鱼 yú

fish

The fish radical, the meaning carrier marking this as a kind of fish. It groups cod with the large family of fish names built this way.

phonetic

雪 xuě

snow

Provides the sound, read 雪 and unchanged here. The snow image also fits a cold-water fish with pale white meat.

Stroke Order

鳕 xuě

Related Words

鳕鱼 xuěyú #20,783

cod / codfish

银鳕鱼 yínxuěyú

silver cod / sablefish (often marketed as black cod)

代码 dàimǎ #4,952

code / source code / computer code

扫 sǎo HSK 3 #4,782

to sweep (with a broom or brush) / to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of / to sweep over; to scan (eyes, a beam, a code)

老家伙 lǎojiāhuo #4,524

old fellow / old guy / old codger

码 mǎ HSK 7-9 #2,288

code / number / weight / measure word for matters or affairs

密码 mìmǎ HSK 4 #1,776

password / PIN / code / cipher

鳄鱼 èyú HSK 7-9 #6,017

crocodile / alligator

代号 dàihào HSK 7-9 #6,615

code name / designation

编号 biānhào HSK 7-9 #6,812

serial number / code number / to number