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鯊
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鲨
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shark (alt)

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Fish
shā
サ、シャ
さめ、はぜ
사
Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 沙 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鯊)
魚 fish+ 沙 sand =
鯊 shark (alt)
魚 Meaning component
fish
沙 Phonetic component
shā sand
sand, gravel, pebbles
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Simplified (鲨)
鱼 Yu (surname)+ 沙 sand =
鲨 shark
鱼 Meaning component
yú Yu (surname)
fish
沙 Phonetic component
shā sand
sand, gravel, pebbles
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Notes
Similar Characters
魠 rare魷 cuttlefish (alt) (trad)鮃 Flatfish A Flatfish (trad)鮑 abalone (trad)鮨 seasoned鮪 kind of sturgeon (trad)鮫 shark (trad)鮭 spheroides (trad)鮮 fresh (trad/jp)鯇 grass (trad)鯉 carp (trad)鯔 mullet (trad)鯕 coryphaena hippurus (trad)鯖 mackerel (iii) (trad)鯗 dried fish (alt) (trad)鯛 pagrosomus major (trad)鯡 herring (iii) (trad)鯢 cryptobranchus (trad)鯤 spawn (trad)鯧 the silvery pomfret (trad)
Chinese
鲨 / 鯊 [shā]
shark
Japanese
鯊 (rare) 、 沙魚 (rare) 、 蝦虎魚 (rare) ハゼ 、 はぜ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana goby (fish)
  2. usually kana yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (10)
鲨鱼 [shā​yú] #3,434
shark
鲸鲨 [jīng​shā] #55,239
whale shark
大白鲨 [dà​bái​shā]
great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
姥鲨 [lǎo​shā]
basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus)
巨牙鲨 [jù​yá​shā]
megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon)
巨齿鲨 [jù​chǐ​shā]
see 巨牙鯊|巨牙鲨[jù​yá​shā]
锤头鲨 [chuí​tóu​shā]
a hammerhead shark
双髻鲨 [shuāng​jì​shā]
hammerhead shark
食人鲨 [shí​rén​shā]
man-eating shark
鼬鲨 [yòu​shā]
tiger shark
JAPANESE WORDS (13)
鯊 [ハゼ] #123,464
goby (fish)
だぼ鯊 [だぼはぜ]
goby (fish)
南跳鯊 [みなみとびはぜ]
southern Japanese mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentilineatus)
極楽鯊 [ごくらくはぜ]
barcheek goby (Rhinogobius giurinus)
虚鯊 [うろはぜ]
Glossogobius olivaceus (species of goby)
真鯊 [まはぜ]
yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
糸引鯊 [いとひきはぜ]
Myersina filifer (species of goby)
紬鯊 [つむぎはぜ]
yellowfin toxic goby (Yongeichthys criniger)
蚯蚓鯊 [みみずはぜ]
flat-headed goby (Luciogobius guttatus)
跳鯊 [とびはぜ]
mudskipper (Periophthalmus cantonensis)
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