鱒
zūn

barbel

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

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
尊
尊 Sound component
zūn respect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangzuːnʔ
zuːns

說文解字

赤目魚。从魚尊聲。

Sources

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

鳟 zūn, zùn barbel Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 尊 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鱒.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
尊
尊 Sound component
zūn respect

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode