尖吻鲈
jiān​wěn​lú

barramundi

尖 jiān sharp

Components

小
小 Meaning component
xiǎo small
大
大 Meaning component
dà, dài big

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔslem

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

吻 wěn kiss

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 勿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 脗.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
勿
勿 Sound component
wù, mò must not

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangmɯnʔ
Unicodemiə̌n

說文解字

口邊也。从口勿聲。

Sources

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

鲈 lú sea perch Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 卢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鱸.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
卢
卢 Sound component
lú, lǘ, léi rice vessel

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鱸 sea perch Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 盧 represents the sound.

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
盧
盧 Sound component
rice vessel

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangraː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang