鲑 (guī): salmon

Meanings

1 salmon
2 trout

Characters

鲑

guī

salmon

Examples

HSK 7-9

鲑鱼逆流而上产卵。

Guīyú nìliú ér shàng chǎnluǎn.

Salmon swim upstream to spawn.

HSK 7-9

烟熏鲑鱼是西餐中受欢迎的食材。

Yānxūn guīyú shì xīcān zhōng shòu huānyíng de shícái.

Smoked salmon is a popular ingredient in Western cuisine.

Tips

usage

鲑 almost always appears as 鲑鱼 ('salmon'). On menus the borrowed word 三文鱼 (from English 'salmon') is also very common.

Components

radical

鱼 yú

fish

鱼 is the fish radical (left-side form). It marks this as the name of a specific fish, here the salmon.

phonetic

圭 guī

jade tablet; phonetic

圭 supplies the sound guī directly. It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

鲑 guī

Related Words

鲑鱼 guīyú #9,408

salmon

大马哈鱼 dàmǎhāyú #24,727

salmon (Pacific salmon) / chum salmon

三文鱼 sānwényú

salmon

虹鳟 hóngzūn

rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

官吏 guānlì HSK 7-9 #45,455

government official / bureaucrat (historical)

鳟 zūn #35,188

trout / barbel (a type of fish)

两手 liǎngshǒu HSK 6 #45,739

both hands / two-pronged (strategy); dual approach / a skill; a few tricks

场馆 chǎngguǎn HSK 6 #45,737

sports venue; stadium / exhibition hall; public facility

萌发 méngfā HSK 7-9 #45,734

to sprout / to germinate / to emerge (of ideas or feelings)

川流不息 chuānliú-bùxī HSK 7-9 #45,681

flowing continuously; an endless stream (of people, vehicles, etc.)