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鯽
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鲫
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Carassius auratus

HSK 10
Nature →Animals
jì
セキ、シャク、ショク、ソク
ふな、たなご
Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鯽)
魚 fish+ 即 immediately =
鯽 Carassius auratus
魚 Meaning component
fish
即 Phonetic component
jí immediately
promptly, quickly, immediately
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Simplified (鲫)
鱼 Yu (surname)+ 即 immediately =
鲫 Carassius auratus
鱼 Meaning component
yú Yu (surname)
fish
即 Phonetic component
jí immediately
promptly, quickly, immediately
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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)鯊 shark (alt) (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)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鯽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鲫 / 鯽 [jì]
bastard carp; sand perch
Japanese
鮒 、 鯽 ふな 、 フナ 同音
noun usually kana crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
鲫鱼 [jì​yú] #67,696
Crucian carp
布氏非鲫 [bù​shì​fēi​jì]
zebra tilapia
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
鮒 [ふな] #51,431
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)