鯊
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See also: 鲨
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Translingual
Han character
鯊 (Kangxi radical 195, 魚+7, 18 strokes, cangjie input 水竹弓田火 (EHNWF), four-corner 39336, composition ⿱沙魚)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1471, character 21
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46186
- Dae Jaweon: page 2003, character 37
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4693, character 2
- Unihan data for U+9BCA
Chinese
| trad. | 鯊 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 鲨 | |
| alternative forms | 鯋 魦／𫚌 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sraːl) : phonetic 沙 (OC *sraːl, *sraːls) + semantic 魚 (“fish”).
Etymology
- “shark”
- so named as its crude skin similar to sand (沙 (shā)).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): saa1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâ
- Eastern Min (BUC): săi
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1so
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sha
- Wade–Giles: sha1
- Yale: shā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sha
- Palladius: ша (ša)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: saa1
- Yale: sā
- Cantonese Pinyin: saa1
- Guangdong Romanization: sa1
- Sinological IPA (key): /saː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâ
- Hakka Romanization System: saˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: sa1
- Sinological IPA: /sa²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: săi
- Sinological IPA (key): /sai⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: srae
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*sraːl/
Definitions
鯊
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
鯊
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Readings
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 鯊 |
| はぜ Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 沙魚 蝦虎魚 |
From Old Japanese.
Noun
Derived terms
- 真鯊 (mahaze, “yellowfin goby”)
- 極楽鯊 (gokurakuhaze, “barcheek goby”)
- 蚯蚓鯊 (mimizuhaze, “flat-headed goby”)
- 跳鯊 (tobihaze, “mudskipper”)