📘 Lernkarte #2689 — 鱼 (yú)
🔤 Basic Data
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Hanzi: 鱼
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Pinyin: yú
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IPA: [y̌]
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Tone: 🟢 2
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Meaning: fish
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Semantic class: noun (animal / food)
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HSK: 1
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Frequency: extremely high (daily life, food, culture)
⭐ Core Meaning
EN:
鱼 (yú) means fish — both the animal and fish as food.
DE:
鱼 (yú) bedeutet Fisch — sowohl das Tier als auch Fisch als Essen.
鱼 is also a radical (⻥), often related to aquatic animals.
🔗 Common Collocations
| Hanzi |
Pinyin |
English |
Deutsch |
| 一条鱼 |
yì tiáo yú |
one fish |
ein Fisch |
| 吃鱼 |
chī yú |
eat fish |
Fisch essen |
| 鱼肉 |
yúròu |
fish meat |
Fischfleisch |
| 鱼汤 |
yútāng |
fish soup |
Fischsuppe |
| 鱼市场 |
yú shìchǎng |
fish market |
Fischmarkt |
🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)
鱼 (yú) is a basic noun used for fish in general.
Typical usage
animal
这条鱼很大。
Zhè tiáo yú hěn dà.
This fish is very big.
food
我喜欢吃鱼。
Wǒ xǐhuān chī yú.
I like eating fish.
market
鱼很新鲜。
Yú hěn xīnxiān.
The fish is very fresh.
⚠️ Usage notes (EN)
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classifier: 条 for fish
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very common in daily speech
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same word for singular & plural
🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)
鱼 (yú) ist das Standardwort für Fisch im Chinesischen.
Typische Verwendung
Tier
河里有很多鱼。
Hé lǐ yǒu hěn duō yú.
Im Fluss gibt es viele Fische.
Essen
今天晚上吃鱼。
Jīntiān wǎnshang chī yú.
Heute Abend gibt es Fisch.
⚠️ Hinweis (DE)
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Zählwort: 条
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Singular und Plural gleich
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sehr frühes Lernwort
🌟 COMPARISON — 鱼 vs similar words
| Meaning |
Pinyin |
Hanzi |
Note |
| fish |
yú |
鱼 |
general |
| seafood |
hǎixiān |
海鲜 |
sea food |
| meat |
ròu |
肉 |
meat in general |
| shrimp |
xiā |
虾 |
another aquatic animal |
| crab |
xiè |
蟹 |
crustacean |
01｜Syllable Analysis — yú
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yú — IPA [y̌] — Tone 2
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front rounded vowel ü-like sound
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rising tone
Tone pattern: rising
→ lively, moving (like a fish 🐟)
02｜Mnemonics — 鱼
| Category |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning link |
swimming fish |
schwimmender Fisch |
| Tone link |
rising → swimming up |
aufwärts schwimmen |
| Visual |
fish shape |
Fischform |
| Memory tip |
“fish swims up” |
„Fisch schwimmt hoch“ |
03｜Didactic Summary — 鱼
| Focus |
EN |
DE |
| Meaning |
fish |
Fisch |
| Usage |
animal / food |
Tier / Essen |
| Tone |
2nd |
2. Ton |
| Register |
neutral |
neutral |
| Frequency |
extremely high |
extrem hoch |
❌ Common Learner Notes
❌ 鱼 = 肉 ❌ (fish ≠ meat in general)
❌ 一只鱼 ❌ (wrong classifier)
✅ 一条鱼 ✔️
✅ 吃鱼 ✔️
✅ 鱼很新鲜 ✔️
✅ Fazit #2689 — 鱼 (yú)
EN:
A core beginner word meaning fish, essential for daily life, food, and basic vocabulary.
DE:
Ein zentrales Anfängerwort für Fisch, unverzichtbar im Alltag.