鳎 (tǎ) — sole (a type of flatfish)
Definition
noun
sole (a type of flatfish)
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 鳎。Jīn tiān shì chǎng shàng yǒu xīn xiān de tǎ yú mài.There's fresh sole for sale at the market today.
- 鳎。Zhè dào tǎ yú de zuò fǎ hěn jiǎn dān.This sole dish is very simple to prepare.
- 鳎。Tā zuì xǐ huan chī qīng zhēng tǎ yú.He likes steamed sole the most.
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 鰨; 鳎 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
魚魚yúfish
Sound part声符shēngfú
𦐇
𦐇𦐇鰨tǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 鰨 pairs 魚 (fish) with 𦐇, which gives the sound; the simplified 鳎 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.
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