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鲆

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píng
noun #76,882

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
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.
HSK 6
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.

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