sāi鳃（鰓）
鳃（鰓）
common
technical
noun
Meaning of 鳃
鳃 means gill, respiratory organ for aquatic animals. Pronounced sāi.
- gill, respiratory organ for aquatic animals
Character Info
Radical鱼
Strokes20
Components
鱼
思
Stroke Order
鳃
Definitions & Examples
Yú鱼
tōng通
guò过
sāi鳃
guò过
lǜ滤
shuǐ水
zhōng中
de的
yǎng氧
qì气
jìn进
xíng行
hū呼
xī吸
。
Fish breathe by filtering oxygen from water through their gills.
Dāng当
shuǐ水
zhì质
biàn变
chà差
shí时
，
yú鱼
de的
sāi鳃
huì会
shòu受
dào到
sǔn损
shāng伤
。
When water quality deteriorates, fish gills will get damaged.
Qīng青
wā蛙
de的
yòu幼
tǐ体
kē蝌
dǒu蚪
yòng用
sāi鳃
hū呼
xī吸
，
chéng成
tǐ体
zé则
yòng用
fèi肺
hé和
pí皮
fú肤
fǔ辅
zhù助
hū呼
xī吸
。
Tadpoles, the larvae of frogs, breathe with gills, while adult frogs use lungs and skin for auxiliary respiration.
Hǎi海
xiān鲜
shì市
chǎng场
lǐ里
de的
huó活
yú鱼
sāi鳃
bù部
xiān鲜
hóng红
，
shuō说
míng明
hěn很
xīn新
xiān鲜
。
The bright red gills of live fish at the seafood market indicate they are very fresh.
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
yán研
jiū究
le了
bù不
tóng同
yú鱼
lèi类
sāi鳃
de的
jié结
gòu构
chā差
yì异
。
Scientists have studied the structural differences in gills among different fish species.
Measure Words
对/ duì
Primary
个/ gè