zéi

technical
noun

Meaning of

鲗 means cuttlefish; sepia (used in the compound 乌鲗). Pronounced zéi.

  • cuttlefish; sepia (used in the compound 乌鲗)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes20

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zéi
shì
zhǒng
shēng
huó
zài
hǎi
yáng
zhōng
de
ruǎn
dòng
 

The cuttlefish is a mollusk that lives in the ocean.

zéi
néng
pēn
chū
zhī
lái
duǒ
rén
 

Cuttlefish can spray ink to evade predators.

rén
chēng
zéi
wèi
zéi
 

Ancient people called cuttlefish wūzéi.

Measure Words

/ tiáo
Primary
/ zhī