鮧 (tǐ) - Catfish — refers to various species of catfish, & also used in some traditional Chinese medicine contexts.

鮧Tone 3

tǐ ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

檀婷

鮧 · tǐ

Catfish — refers to various species of catfish, particularly the sheatfish or wels catfish;

also used in some traditional Chinese medicine contexts.

Catfish — refers to various species of catfish,also used in some traditional Chinese medicine contexts.

Usage highlights

CatfishWels catfishCatfish extractGiant catfishCatfish soupFreshwater catfish

Synonyms

  • 鲇— catfish (more common modern term)
  • 鲶— catfish (alternative simplified form)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The river is home to large catfish (鮧鱼).
  • This traditional remedy uses catfish extract (鮧鱼汁).
  • We caught a giant wels catfish (大鮧鱼) in the lake.
  • Catfish soup (鮧鱼汤) is considered nutritious.

Collocations

  • Catfish(鮧鱼)
  • Wels catfish(欧洲鮧)
  • Catfish extract(鮧鱼汁)
  • Giant catfish(大鮧)
  • Catfish soup(鮧鱼汤)
  • Freshwater catfish(淡水鮧)

Idioms

  • As slippery as a catfish(滑如鮧鱼)
  • Catfish effect (鮧鱼效应) — competitive stimulation

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 鮧 appears in classical Chinese texts describing river fish species.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, catfish was believed to have nutritional and medicinal properties.
  • The character is rarely used in modern everyday language, appearing mainly in specialized contexts.

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