What 鮵 means
鮵 is an old Chinese fish name for a small snakehead.
Erya, an early Chinese glossary that may date to the third century BCE, records 鮵 in its fish section alongside 鰹 and 鮦 to distinguish fish sizes.
Shuowen Jiezi, an early Chinese character dictionary compiled around 100 AD, does not include 鮵. Later commentary links its fish name to regional names written 鱺 and 鱧.
In different fonts or on different devices, its drawn details can vary; its documented sense is a fish name.
Questions people ask
1Why do dictionaries give 鮵 different readings?
Taiwan's Ministry of Education dictionary gives the Mandarin reading *duó* (second, rising tone; Zhuyin ㄉㄨㄛˊ); Han Dian and Wiktionary list *tuō* (first, level tone; ㄊㄨㄛ). These are different dictionary readings, so follow the reference or input method you're using.
How to type 鮵
鮵\9BB5Codes and encoding1 code points
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