鳕 (xuě) — cod (as a bound form in 鳕鱼)
Definition
bound form
cod (as a bound form in 鳕鱼)
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo xuě yú.I bought a codfish.
- 。Zhè zhǒng xuě yú hěn xīn xiān.This kind of codfish is very fresh.
- 。Tā xǐ huan chī xuě yú.He likes to eat codfish.
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 鱈; 鳕 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
魚魚yúfish
The traditional form 鱈 uses 魚 to mark a fish and 雪 to give its sound; the simplified 鳕 is a later shorthand.
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