Crocodile in Chinese (Mandarin): 鳄鱼 (èyú)
鳄鱼
èyú
crocodile
- Simplified
- 鳄鱼
- Traditional
- 鱷魚
- Pinyin
- èyú
- Typed as
- eyu
Use it in a sentence
鳄鱼有长长的嘴。
鱷魚有長長的嘴。
The crocodile has a long mouth.
The characters in 鳄鱼
鳄 / 鱷
Crocodile. 鱼 (fish) is on the left.
17 strokes
鱼 / 魚
Fish.
8 strokes
Crocodiles are not fish, but like 鲸鱼 (whale) their name has 鱼. 鳄 is fourth tone, falling: è-yú.
More examples with 鳄鱼
鳄鱼在河里。
鱷魚在河裡。
Èyú zài hé li.
The crocodile is in the river.
鳄鱼的牙很尖。
鱷魚的牙很尖。
Èyú de yá hěn jiān.
The crocodile's teeth are sharp.
How to write 鳄鱼 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
鳄 17 strokes
鱼 8 strokes
In Traditional characters:
鱷 27 strokes
魚 11 strokes
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