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codfish

HSK 10
xuě
セツ
たら
Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 雪 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鱈)
fish+ snow =
codfish
Meaning component
fish
Phonetic component
xuě snow
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Simplified (鳕)
Yu (surname)+ snow =
codfish
Meaning component
Yu (surname)
fish
Phonetic component
xuě snow
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Notes
Chinese
/ [xuě]
codfish; Gadus macrocephalus
Japanese
大口魚 たら タラ 同音

noun

  1. gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack)
  2. Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
Example Sentences