魴
fáng

bream

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartbjang[b]aŋbream
Zhengzhangbaŋ

說文解字

赤尾魚。从魚方聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

鲂 fáng bream Simplified

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish

fish

方
方 Sound component
fāng, fang square

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode