Definitions
long spiky-head carp
Etymology
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The character 鯮 is a phono-semantic compound incorporating the semantic radical 魚, which categorizes it as a fish, alongside the phonetic component 宗 that indicates its pronunciation, and it has historically been used to designate the freshwater fish species Elopichthys bambusa, commonly called the yellowcheek. Its structural composition follows the conventional pattern for naming fish in Chinese lexicography, and the character's application in written records has specifically referred to this piscine species without broadening or altering its meaning over time.