yìn
noun

Measure Word

tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 remora
  2. 2 shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

Examples

Yìn yú tóudǐng de xīpán kěyǐ láoláo de xīfù zài shāyú shēnshang.
The sucker on the top of the remora's head lets it cling tightly to sharks.
Gǔdài Tàipíngyáng dǎomín céng lìyòng yìn yú bǔzhuō hǎiguī.
Ancient Pacific islanders once used remoras to catch sea turtles.

Tips

memory
The character 䲟 contains (seal / imprint) on the right, hinting at the flat oval sucker on the remora's head that looks like a seal or stamp.