| 河 |
hé yú | freshwater fish |
| 河 |
hé | river (CL:条,道) / (bound form) the Yellow River / (bound form) the Milky Way / (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉 |
| 鱼 |
Yú | surname Yu |
| 鱼 |
yú | fish (CL:条,尾) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼 and octopi 章鱼) |