yú
fish
Simplified form of 魚. Pictograph of a fish.
Evolution
![鱼 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC) 鱼 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%AD%9A_0.png)
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)![鱼 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC) 鱼 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%AD%9A_2.png)
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)![鱼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 鱼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%AD%9A_11.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![鱼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 鱼 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%AD%9A_16.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 鱼
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
fish | ||
Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac) | ||
shark | ||
to dupe | ||
alligator |
Component uses