鯽
jì

Carassius auratus

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

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
即
即 Sound component
jí promptly

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsɯɡ
ʔseɡ

Sources

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

鲫 jì, zéi Carassius auratus Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 即 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鯽.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
即
即 Sound component
jí promptly

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode