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鱧: snakefish

By July 30, 2014January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

鱧 lǐ


: sweet wine


Kun Reading

鱧 | はむ hamu OR はも hamo

noun
: (Usually written using kana alone) daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus);
: (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel


On Reading

れい rei

 Usage:

鱧魚[鳢鱼] li3yu2: blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
斑鱧 [鳢] ban1li3: snakehead mullet (Channa maculata)
月鱧 [鳢] yue4li3: snakehead mullet (Channa asiatica)
烏鱧 [乌鳢]: snakehead fish (Channa argus)

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
魚 (yu2: fish radical 195) suggests the meaning while
(li3: ceremonial dish) provides the sound.


簡體 Simplified
鳢. Derived from generic character simplification rule #126 (魚 » 鱼) via replacement of character component.


 Examples:
none applicable


Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary