dié​jiān

devoted couple

dié, qiè, zhá flatfish Simplified

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
leaf

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

jiān, qiān fabulous mythical bird Simplified

Components

Sound component
jiān double
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

flatfish Traditional

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
leaf

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːb
l'eːb

說文解字

比目魚也。从魚枼聲。

Sources

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

fabulous mythical bird Traditional

Components

Sound component
jiān double
Meaning component
niǎo bird

bird

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkeːm

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang