鳄 è
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 鱼 — fish
- Made of
- 鱼 fish 咢 onomatopoetic, a drumming sound
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
鳄鱼
èyú
crocodile; alligator
Characters in this word
鱼 yú
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 鱼 — fish
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 保护区在河口安装摄像头，监测鳄鱼的繁殖情况。 Bǎohùqū zài hékǒu ānzhuāng shèxiàngtóu, jiāncè èyú de fánzhí qíngkuàng. The reserve installed cameras at the river mouth to monitor the crocodiles' breeding conditions.
- 河边的石头上趴着一条大鳄鱼。 Hébiān de shítou shang pā zhe yì tiáo dà èyú. A big crocodile is lying on a rock by the river.
- 孩子们在动物园里看鳄鱼晒太阳。 Háizimen zài dòngwùyuán lǐ kàn èyú shài tàiyáng. The children are watching a crocodile sunbathe at the zoo.