dié​jiāo

sturgeon

dié, qiè, zhá flatfish Simplified

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
leaf

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

jiāo shark Simplified

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

flatfish Traditional

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
leaf

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːb
l'eːb

說文解字

比目魚也。从魚枼聲。

Sources

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

shark Traditional

Components

Meaning component
fish

fish

Sound component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkreːw

說文解字

海魚,皮可飾刀。从魚交聲。

Sources

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