鲷

鯛
diāo
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Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

鲷 has 鱼 fish as the meaning part and 周 zhōu as the sound part; the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant a small fish. Later it came to name porgy and bream.

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Homophones

HSK 6
叼diāo
to hold in the mouth
雕diāo
to carve
雕diāo
to carve

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