鲈 (lú) · perch, bass (fish)

Meanings

1 perch
2 bass (fish)

Characters

鲈

lú

perch; bass

Examples

HSK 6

他想起家乡的鲈鱼，起了归乡之心。

Tā xiǎngqǐ jiāxiāng de lúyú, qǐ le guīxiāng zhī xīn.

He thought of his hometown's perch and longed to go home.

HSK 7-9

清蒸鲈鱼肉质鲜嫩。

Qīngzhēng lúyú ròuzhì xiānnèn.

Steamed perch keeps the fish tender and fresh.

Tips

culture

鲈 is the perch or bass, used in 鲈鱼. A classic literary allusion has an official resign his post out of longing for his hometown's perch, so the fish came to symbolize homesickness.

Components

radical

鱼 yú

fish

The fish radical, a stylized picture of a fish. It marks 鲈 as a species of fish and groups it with 鲤, 鲨 and its many fish relatives.

phonetic

卢 lú

a surname; black

Pure sound: standalone 卢 is lú and 鲈 keeps the reading exactly. It contributes only the pronunciation, the same role 卢 plays in 炉 and 芦.

Stroke Order

鲈 lú

Related Words

鲈鱼 lúyú #23,336

sea bass / perch / bass (fish)

鲈科 lúkē

Lateolabracidae (Asian sea bass family); loosely, the perch family

清蒸鲈鱼 qīngzhēng lúyú

steamed sea bass (classic Chinese preparation with ginger, scallion, and soy)

金目鲈 jīnmùlú

barramundi (Lates calcarifer) / Asian sea bass

捞 lāo HSK 7-9 #6,006

to scoop up from water; to fish out / to grab; to get (profit, benefit)

贝斯 bèisī #15,155

bass (bass guitar or bass sound)

钓 diào #4,114

to fish (with a hook and line) / to angle

钓鱼 diàoyú HSK 6 #3,788

to fish / to go fishing / phishing (internet)

掏 tāo HSK 6 #5,701

to fish out (from a pocket or hole) / to pull out; to dig out / to pay

鱼 yú HSK 2 #1,155

fish