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鲆

鮃
píng
noun #76,882

Meanings

  1. 1 lefteye flounder
  2. 2 a family of flatfish

Examples

鲆鱼的两只眼睛都长在身体左侧。
Píng yú de liǎng zhī yǎnjing dōu zhǎng zài shēntǐ zuǒcè.
The flounder has both eyes on the left side of its body.
鲆鱼平贴在海底，很难发现。
Píng yú píng tiē zài hǎidǐ, hěn nán fāxiàn.
Flounder lies flat on the seabed and is hard to spot.

Tips

usage
鲆 names lefteye flounders, flatfish with both eyes on the left. It almost always appears as 鲆鱼; the common edible 牙鲆 ('bastard halibut') is the best-known kind.

Components

radical
鱼 yú
fish
鱼 is the simplified fish radical on the left, classifying 鲆 as a kind of fish.
phonetic
平 píng
flat; level
平 ('flat') on the right gives the exact sound píng — and, conveniently, also describes the fish's flat shape, a handy memory hook.

Stroke Order

鲆 píng