魚 · yú

fish

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#195

Kangxi

11

Strokes

#49

Frequency

Visual hint

A fish shape; the simplified form is 鱼.

Often relates to fish, seafood, aquatic creatures, or dishes.

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Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.

魚鱼

3 examples

鱼

yú

fish

HSK 2

鲜

xiān

fresh

HSK 3

鲤

lǐ

carp

HSK 3

The radical 魚/鱼 is a visual radical for fish and fresh food-related characters.

Think of 鱼 as a simplified fish with head, body, and tail.

田: 鱼 has fish head and tail elements; 田 is a field with an evenly divided square frame.
鸟: 鱼 and 鸟 in simplified form have similar lower shapes, but 鱼 is fish and 鸟 is bird.

What is the radical in the character 鲜?