鱉 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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biē

turtle

Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 敝 represents the sound.

Components

魚 Meaning component

yú

fish

敝 Sound component

bì

worn out

Definitions

biē

turtle; freshwater soft-shelled turtle

Most common words with 鱉

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	鳖	freshwater soft-shelled turtle
	瓮中之鳖	lit. like a turtle in a jar
	土鳖	ground beetle
	瓮中捉鳖	a turkey shoot
	地鳖	Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*pet	pjiet	biē	soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae?)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3960th most common character in books

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