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章鱼

zhāng yú

2-character word Traditional 章魚

What 章鱼 means

1. octopus

The characters in 章鱼

• 章zhāngchapter; section; clause
• 鱼yúfish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼

Example sentences

• 章鱼在海里。
  Zhāngyú zài hǎilǐ.
  The octopus is in the sea.
• 章鱼有几只手？
  Zhāngyú yǒu jǐ zhī shǒu?
  How many arms does an octopus have?
• 章鱼生活在海里。
  Zhāngyú shēnghuó zài hǎilǐ.
  Octopi live in the sea.
• 章鱼小丸子真的很美味！
  Zhāngyú xiǎo wánzi zhēn de hěn měiwèi!
  Takoyaki is really quite delicious.
• 这家餐厅的章鱼烧非常好吃。
  The takoyaki served at this restaurant is a delight.
• 海底的岩石缝里藏着一只章鱼。
  The crevice in the boulder on the ocean floor conceals an octopus.

Words starting with 章鱼

• 章鱼烧zhāng yú shāotakoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food
• 章鱼小丸子zhāng yú xiǎo wán zitakoyaki (octopus dumpling), a Japanese snack food

Sounds the same

Read zhāng yú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 𫠒鱼variant of 章鱼