䱤

Pronunciationxiàn
Strokes19 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation xiàn
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 19 strokes
Traditional Strokes 19 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

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Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 12, Entry 01 Radical: Door (hù) Pronounced xiàn. "Shuō" (说) is the name of a type of fish. — "Explanations of Characters" (Shuowen Jiezi) The "Shanhaijing" (Classic of Mountains and Seas) records: The Liushui River flows south, emptying into the He River. In this river is a fish called the gānfù (䱤父). It resembles a crucian carp but has the body of a pig. Eating it can stop vomiting. The "Yiyuan" (Collection of Strange Tales) records: When various fish are about to spawn, the gān (䱤) fish butts their bellies with its head. When the gān fish itself is about to give birth, they also butt and collide with each other. It is popularly called the mother of all fish. Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 12, Entry 02 Radical: Door (hù) Pronounced jiàn (falling tone). Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 12, Entry 03 Radical: Door (hù) Pronounced dāo. The meaning is the same.

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