胸鳍

胸鰭
xiōngqí
noun #73,107

Meanings

  1. 1 pectoral fin

Examples

HSK 5
Yú yòng xiōngqí lái kòngzhì fāngxiàng.
Fish use their pectoral fins to steer.
HSK 7-9
Fēiyú de xiōngqí tèbié dà, zhǎnkāi hòu kěyǐ zài shuǐmiàn shàng huáxiáng.
Flying fish have huge pectoral fins; spread wide, they let the fish glide above the water.

Tips

memory
胸 is the chest, so these are the pair of fins just behind the gills, where a land animal has its front legs. With the 腹鳍 (pelvic fins) they make up the 偶鳍, the paired fins.

Stroke Order

胸 xiōng
鳍 qí