鲤carp, a type of freshwater fish
Animated Stroke Order 鲤
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HSK Vocabulary: 鲤
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 鲤 is used in context
1
tā他
tōng通
guò过
kǎo考
shì试
，
zhēn真
shì是
lǐ鲤
yú鱼
tiào跳
lóng龙
mén门
。
He passed the exam, truly a carp leaping over the dragon gate.
2
gōng公
yuán园
de的
jǐn锦
lǐ鲤
fēi非
cháng常
piào漂
liang亮
。
The koi in the park are very beautiful.
3
chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
yǎng养
le了
hěn很
duō多
lǐ鲤
yú鱼
。
There are many carp raised in the pond.
4
zhè这
shì是
yī一
tiáo条
lǐ鲤
yú鱼
。
This is a carp.
5
chí池
táng塘
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
lǐ鲤
yú鱼
zài在
yóu游
lái来
yóu游
qù去
。
There are many carps swimming around in the pond.
6
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
wén文
huà化
zhōng中
，
lǐ鲤
yú鱼
xiàng象
zhēng征
zhe着
hǎo好
yùn运
hé和
chéng成
gōng功
。
In Chinese culture, the carp symbolizes good luck and success.
Information
Traditional鯉
Radical鱼
Strokes15
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3074
Zhuyinㄌㄧˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+9CA4
CangjieNWLMP
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