鲇 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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nián

sheatfish

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 占 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鮎.

Components

鱼 Meaning component

yú

fish

占 Sound component

zhàn, zhān

divine

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

nián

sheatfish, parasilurus asotus; sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus); oriental catfish; see also 鯰|鲶[nián]

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4154th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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