鯖
qīngzhēng

mackerel

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

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
青
青 Sound component
qīng green or blue

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔljeŋ
sʰleːŋ

Sources

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

鲭 qīng, zhēng mackerel Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鯖.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
青
青 Sound component
qīng green or blue

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode