fin

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
fish
Sound component
qí, zhǐ, shì man of sixty

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fin Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
fish
Sound component
qí, zhǐ, shì man of sixty

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartgij[ɡ]rijdorsal fin of a fish
Zhengzhangɡri

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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang