鳟 (zūn) — trout (Salmonidae, a freshwater fish)

Definition

bound form

trout (Salmonidae, a freshwater fish)

Easily confused

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Zhè tiáo zūn yú shì jīn tiān zǎo shàng cóng hú lǐ diào shàng lái de.
This trout was caught from the lake this morning.
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Tā xǐ huan yòng shēng zūn yú piàn zuò shòu sī.
He likes to use raw trout slices to make sushi.
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Kǎo zūn yú pèi shàng níng méng zhī wèi dào hěn hǎo.
Grilled trout with lemon juice tastes great.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most 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 鱒; 鳟 is its simplified writing.

魚尊鱒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

魚魚yúfish

Sound part声符shēngfú

尊

Same sound today

The traditional form 鱒 pairs 魚 (fish) with 尊, a sound part; the simplified 鳟 is a later shorthand.