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cryptobranchus

HSK 10
ゲイ
さんしょううお
Components
Traditional (鯢)
fish+ youngster =
cryptobranchus
Meaning component
fish
fish
Phonetic component
youngster
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Simplified (鲵)
Yu (surname)+ youngster =
Cryptobranchus japonicus
Meaning component
Yu (surname)
fish
fish
Phonetic component
youngster
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [ní]
Cryptobranchus japonicus; salamander
Japanese
山椒魚 (rare) サンショウウオ さんしょううお 同音
noun usually kana salamander
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