鲧 — Edit Snapshot — Chinese Character Wiki

gǔn

Gun, mythical father of Yu the Great

approved by Marcus Ngai · Apr 7, 2026, 10:47 AM · Reviewed by Marcus Ngai on Apr 7, 2026, 10:47 AM

transferred changes to simplified form

Changed fields: gloss, hint, originalMeaning, isVerified, components, customSources, strokeDataSimp, fragmentsSimp, historicalImages

Original meaning: fishing line

Depicts a hand (又) holding a fishing line (玄) while catching a fish (魚), now written as 綸. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

鱼 Iconic component

玄 Iconic component

Depicts a fishing line.

又 Iconic component

Depicts a hand.