鳗 (mán): (in 鳗鱼) eel

Measure Word

一条鳗鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 (in 鳗鱼) eel

Characters

鳗

mán

eel

Examples

烤鳗鱼是我最爱吃的菜。

Kǎo mányú shì wǒ zuì ài chī de cài.

Grilled eel is my favorite dish.

鳗鱼的身体又长又滑。

Mányú de shēntǐ yòu cháng yòu huá.

Eels have long, slippery bodies.

Tips

usage

Used in 鳗鱼 (eel). The Japanese-style grilled eel dish is popular in Chinese restaurants too.

Components

radical

鱼 yú

fish

The fish radical, marking this as a kind of fish. It places 鳗 in the large family of aquatic-animal characters.

phonetic

曼 màn

graceful; prolonged

Supplies the sound, 曼 shifting to mán. Its sense of long and drawn-out also suits the eel's elongated body.

Stroke Order

鳗 mán

Related Words

鳗鱼 mányú #20,928

eel

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to touch / to feel / to grope / to figure out

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跪下 guìxià #4,909

to kneel down / to get on one's knees

含 hán HSK 4 #5,050

to contain; to hold in the mouth / to nurse; to harbor (feelings)

冻 dòng HSK 5 #4,572

to freeze / to feel very cold / frozen

内疚 nèijiù #4,159

guilty / remorseful / feeling guilty

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to block; to stop up; to plug / to be stuck (in traffic) / to feel stifled or suffocated

好受 hǎoshòu #3,740

comfortable / feeling well / pleasant

难受 nánshòu HSK 2 #3,679

uncomfortable / to feel bad