Definitions
see 鼉龍|鼍龙[tuó lóng]
Etymology phono-semantic
frog
Semantic:
黾
About
The character "鼍", traditionally written as "鼉", etymologically stems from early depictions of the Chinese alligator, with its traditional form structurally combining a top component that possibly carried phonetic elements and the bottom component "黽" to signify a creature associated with water. The simplified form "鼍" alters this composition to "旦" positioned above "电", representing a graphic reduction for practical use. Over time, the character's meaning has consistently referred to the alligator, with no recorded shifts in its core definition within standard linguistic usage.
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