剑鱼

劍魚
jiànyú
noun

Measure Word

一条剑鱼 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 swordfish
  2. 2 (astronomy) Dorado constellation

Examples

Yúmín bǔ dào le yī tiáo dà jiànyú.
The fishermen caught a large swordfish.
Jiànyú zuò wèiyú nán bànqiú de tiānkōng.
The constellation Dorado is located in the southern sky.

Tips

memory
(sword) + (fish) — fish with a sword. The Chinese name is the literal description of its long, blade-like bill. Same direct-naming pattern as (sawfish) and (hammerhead shark).

Stroke Order

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