鳃

鰓

sāi

思 + 鱼

Definitions

sāi gills of fish

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 思 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鰓.

Semantic: 鱼 Phonetic: 思

About

The character 鳃 (traditional: 鰓) is a phono-semantic compound denoting the respiratory organs of aquatic animals. Its structure combines the fish radical 鱼 on the left, which places it within the semantic field of aquatic life, with the phonetic component 思 on the right. While 思 commonly means "thought", here it serves only to indicate pronunciation. The meaning of 鳃 has remained precisely focused on the gills of fish and similar creatures, without significant metaphorical expansion, functioning as a specific anatomical term in biological contexts.

Example Sentences Hide

鱼用鳃来呼吸。

Yú yòng sāi lái hūxī.

Fish use gills to breathe.

鳃是鱼的呼吸器官。

Sāi shì yú de hūxī qìguān.

Gills are the respiratory organs of fish.

鱼鳃的颜色通常是红的。

Yú sāi de yánsè tōngcháng shì hóng de.

The color of fish gills is usually red.

水从鱼鳃中流过。

Shuǐ cóng yú sāi zhōng liúguò.

Water flows through the fish gills.

观察鱼鳃的结构很有趣。

Guānchá yú sāi de jiégòu hěn yǒuqù.

Observing the structure of fish gills is very interesting.

有些动物的鳃已经退化了。

Yǒuxiē dòngwù de sāi yǐjīng tuìhuà le.

The gills of some animals have degenerated.

科学家研究鱼鳃的呼吸机制。

Kēxuéjiā yánjiū yú sāi de hūxī jīzhì.

Scientists study the breathing mechanism of fish gills.

通过显微镜可以看到鳃丝的细微结构。

Tōngguò xiǎnwēijìng kěyǐ kàndào sāi sī de xìwéi jiégòu.

Through a microscope, one can see the fine structure of gill filaments.

Related Characters

Component: 思

Component: 鱼