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鳄 (è): Crocodile — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 7-9
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鳄 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
鳄=鱼fish+噩nightmare

A fish (鱼) that is fierce and terrifying (噩) — the crocodile, a reptile with a fearsome reputation.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 鳄

HSK words that contain this character.

鳄鱼

è yú

Crocodile

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 鳄 is used in context

zhè这
ge个
bāo包
shì是
yòng用
è鳄
yú鱼
pí皮
zuò做
de的
。

This bag is made of crocodile skin.

è鳄
lí梨
shā沙
lā拉
hěn很
jiàn健
kāng康
。

Avocado salad is very healthy.

è鳄
yú鱼
zài在
hé河
lǐ里
yóu游
dòng动
。

The crocodile is swimming in the river.

Information

Pinyinè
Meaningcrocodile
Strokes17
Radical鱼
Traditional鰐
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3076
Zhuyinㄜˋ
UnicodeU+9CC4
CangjieRMBK
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