鰂
zéi

cuttlefish

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
則
則 Sound component
zé rule

Character Evolution

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

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzɯːɡ

說文解字

《說文》:“鰂,烏鰂,魚名,則聲。鯽,鰂或从即。”

Sources

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

鲗 zéi, zé cuttlefish Simplified

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish

fish

则
则 Sound component
zé rule

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode