鳄
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(bound form) alligator; crocodile
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 魚 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 鰐
- Common rank
- #2,874
- Unicode
- U+9CC4
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
crocodile · Heisig RSH #2291
鱼 fish + chatterbox + snake hook
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 鳄
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鳄鱼眼泪 | crocodile tears | |
| 扬子鳄 | Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) | |
| 鳄鱼夹 | crocodile clip; spring clip | |
| 大鳄 | lit. big crocodile; fig. major figure; big shot; top boss (esp. criminal) | |
| 鳄龙 | Champsosaurus | |
| 凯门鳄 | (zoology) caiman | |
| 鳄鱼 | alligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2]) | |
| 短吻鳄 | alligator | |
| 鳄梨酱 | guacamole | |
| 鳄龟 | snapping turtle | |
| 鳄梨 | avocado (Persea americana) | |
| 鳄蜥 | Chinese crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 咢 — compare how they read.