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鲋

鮒
fù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) the crucian carp; another name for 鲫鱼

Examples

干涸的车辙里有一条鲫鱼在喘气。
Gānhé de chēzhé lǐ yǒu yì tiáo jìyú zài chuǎnqì.
There is a crucian carp gasping in the dry rut.

Tips

history
鲋 is a classical name for the crucian carp, replaced in modern Chinese by 鲫鱼. It is famous from the parable of the 'crucian carp in the dry rut' begging for a little water. Not used independently today; it survives in idioms and old texts.
register
Classical and literary only. Use 鲫鱼 in modern Chinese for this fish.

Components

radical
鱼 yú
fish
The 鱼 'fish' radical marks 鲋 as a kind of fish and is its indexing radical, as in nearly all fish-name characters.
phonetic
付 fù
to hand over; to pay
The 付 element supplies the sound; the fish radical narrows it to this specific carp.

Stroke Order

鲋 fù