Octopus in Chinese (Mandarin): 章鱼 (zhāngyú)
章鱼
zhāngyú
octopus
- Simplified
- 章鱼
- Traditional
- 章魚
- Pinyin
- zhāngyú
- Typed as
- zhangyu
Use it in a sentence
章鱼有八只脚。
章魚有八隻腳。
The octopus has eight legs.
The characters in 章鱼
章
A chapter, a pattern.
11 strokes
鱼 / 魚
Fish.
8 strokes
An octopus is not a fish either. In Chinese, its eight arms are called 脚 (jiǎo), feet.
More examples with 章鱼
章鱼会喷墨汁。
章魚會噴墨汁。
Zhāngyú huì pēn mòzhī.
An octopus can squirt ink.
章鱼躲在石头后面。
章魚躲在石頭後面。
Zhāngyú duǒ zài shítou hòumiàn.
The octopus hides behind a rock.
How to write 章鱼 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
章 11 strokes
鱼 8 strokes
In Traditional characters:
魚 11 strokes
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