人鱼

人魚
rényú
noun #22,697

Measure Word

人鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 mermaid
  2. 2 merman
  3. 3 sea creature with human upper body

Examples

HSK 6
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuān rényú gōngzhǔ de gùshì.
She has loved the story of The Little Mermaid since childhood.
HSK 7-9
Chuánshuō zhōng, rényú huì bǎ shuǐshǒu yǐnxiàng jiāoshí.
According to legend, mermaids would lure sailors onto the rocks.

Tips

culture
In Chinese, 人鱼 literally means 'human-fish'. The term can also refer to real animals: dugongs and manatees were historically called 人鱼 because of their humanlike silhouette when nursing.

Stroke Order

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