⿂

fish

yú (yu2)

Radical no. 195 · 11 strokes (第 195 部首 · 11 画 dì 195 bùshǒu · 11 huà)

Radical ⿂ (yú) — meaning: fish, 11 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The fish radical (⿂) is a pictograph depicting a fish in side view, showing the head, body, and fins clearly. It originates from pictographic forms in ancient oracle-bone script.

Mnemonic: See the fish shape: head at top, body and fins in middle, tail at bottom—imagine a living fish swimming through water.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

3 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 鱼yú

    fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])

    HSK 2

    8 strokes

  • 鱽dāo

    Coilia ectenes

    10 strokes

  • 𫚒fú

    used in 魴鮄|鲂𫚒[fang2 fu2]

    10 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.