鲣 (jiān) — bonito (a type of fish, often used in Japanese cuisine)
Definition
noun
bonito (a type of fish, often used in Japanese cuisine)
Measure word · 条
Easily confused
- 铿kēnglook-alike(onomatopoeia) clang, clatter (of metal striking metal)
- 间jiānsound-alike(classifier) for rooms, offices, and other enclosed spaces
- 尖jiānsound-alike(adjective) sharp, pointed; shrill, tapering, piercing; acute, keen
- 煎jiānsound-aliketo pan-fry; to sauté
- 兼jiānsound-aliketo hold two or more positions or roles at the same time; to concurrently hold
- 肩jiānsound-alike(noun) shoulder
Examples
- 鲣。Zhè zhǒng jiān yú kě yǐ yòng lái zuò cì shēn.This kind of bonito can be used to make sashimi.
- 鲣。Rì běn liào lǐ zhōng cháng yòng jiān yú gān zuò tāng dǐ.In Japanese cuisine, dried bonito is often used as soup stock.
- 鲣。Yú mín jīn tiān bǔ dào le hěn duō jiān yú.The fishermen caught a lot of bonito today.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 鰹; 鲣 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
魚魚yú
Sound part声符shēngfú
堅
堅jiān鰹
Same sound today
The traditional form 鰹 combines 魚 (fish) with 堅, which supplies the sound; 鲣 is a simplified form.
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