剑鱼

劍魚

jiànyú

noun

Measure Word

一条剑鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 swordfish
2 Dorado constellation (astronomy)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

剑鱼座位于南半球的天空。

Jiànyúzuò wèiyú nán bànqiú de tiānkōng.

The constellation Dorado is located in the southern sky.

HSK 7-9

渔民捕到了一条大剑鱼。

Yúmín bǔ dào le yì tiáo dà jiànyú.

The fishermen caught a large swordfish.

Tips

memory

剑 (sword) + 鱼 (fish) - fish with a sword. The Chinese name is the literal description of its long, blade-like bill. Same direct-naming pattern as 锯鱼 (sawfish) and 锤头鲨 (hammerhead shark).

Stroke Order

剑 jiàn

鱼 yú