Definitions
yellowcheek (Elopichthys bambusa)
Etymology
About
The character "鳡", with its traditional form "鱤", is a phono-semantic compound in which the radical "魚" classifies it as a fish and the component "感" supplies the phonetic indication for its pronunciation "gǎn". The simplified form replaces the "魚" radical with its streamlined variant "鱼" while the phonetic element "感" is retained. This character has exclusively referred to the Elopichthys bambusa, a predatory freshwater fish commonly called the yellowcheek or whipfish, since its inception, with no significant divergence in its semantic application over time.