05287 Chinese character of 鱷 and pronounce ngok6

The Chinese character【鱷】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes nature or culture. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Animals, mostly referring to crocodiles.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【鱷】:è

Cantonese Jyutping of 【鱷】:ngok6

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【鱷】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【鱷】, for example:Describing nature or culture , It mainly means animals, mostly crocodiles..The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【鱷】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【鱷魚、灣鱷】(Mandarin Pinyin:è yú 、wān è/ Cantonese Jyutping:ngok6 jyu4 、waan1 ngok6)

The total stroke number of this character is 27 ,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,This sentence serves as an example of how to use this character.:


鱷魚生活在熱帶的沼澤地帶。

Crocodiles live in tropical swamps.


May you enjoy the charm of Chinese and develop a broader perspective through learning. You can go through the materials whenever you’d like.