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Goldfish

jīn yú

kin gyo

金魚 is the title for goldfish in Chinese and Japanese.

There was a time in ancient China when only the Emperor could possess the true yellow-gold colored fish. 金魚 is why alternate coloration such as orange, black, red, and white were bred. Many believe this is why colors other than yellow-gold are more common for "goldfish" found in pet shops today.

Yellow

Yellow Color

huáng

hon / kou

황

黃 is the single character for the color yellow in Chinese.

In China, yellow is traditionally the color of the emperor. In fact, there was a time when only the emperor could wear yellow clothing, or own yellow pet fish. Note: Goldfish were breed originally in China for the emperor. When the perfect yellow fish was breed, all but the emperor were banned from owning any. Thus a more orange-colored goldfish dominated the market.

黃 is not a common selection for a wall scroll. Even if your Chinese surname is Huang (Yellow) or your Korean surname is Hwang (yellow), it's still probably not appropriate.

This character is written with a slight variation in Simplified Chinese and modern Japanese. Click on the image to the right if you want this alternate version.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
金魚 see styles	jīn yú / jin1 yu2 chin yü kingyo / きんぎょ	goldfish goldfish; (surname, female given name) Kingyo More info / calligraphy: Goldfish
ポイ see styles	poi / ポイ	paper scoop used in goldfish scooping Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
和金 see styles	wakin / わきん	Japanese wakin goldfish variety Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
蘭虫 see styles	ranchuu / ranchu / らんちゅう	(kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
蘭鋳 see styles	ranchuu / ranchu / らんちゅう	(kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
蝦尾 see styles	ebio / えびお	(1) goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; (2) head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail) Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
鉄魚 see styles	tetsugyo;tetsugyo / てつぎょ;テツギョ	(kana only) comet goldfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
ドラド see styles	dorado / ドラド	(1) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); (2) dolphinfish; (3) (astron) Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish; (place-name) Dorado Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
出目金 see styles	demekin / でめきん	pop-eyed goldfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
旗魚座 see styles	kajikiza / かじきざ	Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
朱文金 see styles	shubunkin / しゅぶんきん	Japanese shubunkin goldfish variety Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
梶木座 see styles	kajikiza / かじきざ	(irregular kanji usage) Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
海老尾 see styles	kairoubi / kairobi / かいろうび ebio / えびお	head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail); (1) goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; (2) head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail) Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
煮頃鮒 see styles	nigorobuna / にごろぶな	(kana only) Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish) Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
金魚屋 see styles	kingyoya / きんぎょや	goldfish seller (vendor) Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
金魚藻 see styles	jīn yú zǎo / jin1 yu2 zao3 chin yü tsao kingyomo / きんぎょも	hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) (1) (colloquialism) (See 穂咲の総藻) Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum); (2) aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc. Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
金魚鉢 see styles	kingyobachi / きんぎょばち	goldfish bowl Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
かじき座 see styles	kajikiza / かじきざ	Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
テツギョ see styles	tetsugyo / テツギョ	(kana only) comet goldfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
ドラード see styles	doraado / dorado / ドラード	(1) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); (2) dolphinfish; (3) (astron) Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
世間の目 see styles	sekennome / せけんのめ	(exp,n) spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
似五郎鮒 see styles	nigorobuna / にごろぶな	(kana only) Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish) Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
金魚の糞 see styles	kingyonofun;kingyonounko / kingyonofun;kingyononko / きんぎょのふん;きんぎょのうんこ	(exp,n) (idiom) person who tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; goldfish feces Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
金魚売り see styles	kingyouri / kingyori / きんぎょうり	goldfish peddling; goldfish peddler Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
金魚掬い see styles	kingyosukui / きんぎょすくい	festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
ニゴロブナ see styles	nigorobuna / ニゴロブナ	(kana only) Carassius auratus grandoculis (subspecies of goldfish) Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
ランチュウ see styles	ranchuu / ranchu / ランチュウ	(kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish Buy custom calligraphy wall scroll
蘭虫;蘭鋳 see styles	ranchuu;ranchuu / ranchu;ranchu / らんちゅう;ランチュウ	(kana only) ranchu; variety of goldfish
海老尾;蝦尾 see styles	ebio;kairoubi(海老尾) / ebio;kairobi(海老尾) / えびお;かいろうび(海老尾)	(1) (えびお only) goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; (2) head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
ドラド;ドラード see styles	dorado;doraado / dorado;dorado / ドラド;ドラード	(1) dorado (South American freshwater catfish, Salminus maxillosus); (2) (See 鱰・しいら) dolphinfish; (3) {astron} Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji(Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Goldfish	金魚金鱼	kin gyo / kingyo	jīn yú / jin1 yu2 / jin yu / jinyu	chin yü / chinyü
Yellow	黃黄	hon / kou / hon / ko / hon/ko	huáng / huang2 / huang
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.

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