鲨 (shā) — shark (bound morpheme, used in compounds like 鲨鱼)
Definition
bound form
shark (bound morpheme, used in compounds like 鲨鱼)
Examples
- 鲨。shā Shì yì zhǒng gǔ lǎo de hǎi yáng dòng wù.Sharks are an ancient type of marine animal.
- 鲨。Zhè zhǒng shā shēng huó zài shēn hǎi.This kind of shark lives in the deep sea.
- 鲨。shā De yá chǐ fēi cháng fēng lì.Sharks' teeth are very sharp.
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 鯊; 鲨 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
魚魚yúfish
The traditional form 鯊 shows 魚 (fish) and 沙 (shā) for the sound; the simplified 鲨 is a later shorthand.
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