沙丁鱼

沙丁魚
shādīngyú
sardine (loanword)

CEDICT

loanword

Entry Composition

1 沙 shā
  1. granule
  2. hoarse
  3. raspy
  4. sand
  5. powder
  6. abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

classifier: 粒
2 丁 dīng
  1. male adult
  2. the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 tiāngān
  3. fourth (used like "4" or "D")
  4. small cube of meat or vegetable
  5. (literary) to encounter
  6. (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195°
  7. (chemistry) butyl
3 鱼 yú used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼 bàoyú, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼 èyú and octopi 章鱼 zhāngyú)

classifiers: 條, 尾