鮫
jiāo

shark

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish

fish

交
交 Sound component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkreːw

說文解字

海魚,皮可飾刀。从魚交聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

鲛 jiāo shark Simplified

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish

fish

交
交 Sound component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode