鯉
lǐ

carp

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

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
里
里 Sound component
lǐ, li village

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartliXmə-rəʔcarp (n.)
Zhengzhangrɯʔ
Unicodeliə̌

說文解字

鱣也。从魚里聲。

Sources

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

鲤 lǐ carp Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 里 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鯉.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
里
里 Sound component
lǐ, li village

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode