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鲋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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鲋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鲋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鲋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
鲋 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

鲋 Stroke Order — How to Write 鲋

Stroke Order

鲋 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 鱼, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

鲋 Radical and Character Components

Components:鱼付

鲋 is a phono-semantic compound: 鱼 (fish) carries the meaning, while 付 indicates the sound.

Radical: 鱼 + 5 more strokes

鲋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • fù

Meanings of 鲋 in Chinese

1

fù鲋

Refers to a crucian carp, often used in the idiom '涸辙之鲋' (gù zhé zhī fù), which metaphorically describes someone in desperate circumstances urgently needing help, like a fish trapped in a dry rut.
面对困境,他感觉自己成了涸辙之鲋,盼望有人能伸出援手。
Facing difficulties, he felt like a crucian carp in a dry rut, hoping someone could lend a helping hand.
When pronounced as fù, '鲋' refers to a small fish, often a crucian carp. In the context of '井谷射鲋' (shooting a crucian carp in a well valley), it metaphorically signifies aiming for an insignificant or overly easy target, implying a lack of ambition or a narrow perspective.
他的目标太小,如同井底之鲋
His goal is too small, like a crucian carp at the bottom of a well.

Words with 鲋

  • jíng井dǐ底zhī之fù鲋A fish in a well, A fish at the bottom of a well
  • hé涸chè澈zhī之fù鲋A fish in a dry rut, A fish in a dried-up rut

Idioms with 鲋

  • hé涸fù鲋dé得shuǐ水saved from a desperate situation
  • hé涸zhé辙zhī之fù鲋fish in a dry rut, urgently needing help
  • zhé辙fù鲋zhī之jí急a desperate plight

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Questions about 鲋

What does 鲋 mean in Chinese?

鲋 (fù) means “Refers to a crucian carp” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 鲋?

鲋 is pronounced fù in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 鲋 have?

鲋 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 鲋?

鲋 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 鱼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 鲋?

The radical of 鲋 is 鱼, and 鲋 is a phono-semantic compound.

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