鲶 · Cheng Miao
鲶 (nián, 2nd tone), traditional 鯰 — and the honest fact first: 鯰 is not in the 《說文解字》 and has no 《康熙字典》 headword. The old graph is 鮎: 《說文·魚部》鮎，鰋也。从魚占聲 (the Kangxi entry quotes 鯷也), 16 strokes, 魚部+5. 李時珍《本草綱目》 unpacks the names: 鮧，夷也；鰋，偃也；鮎， $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart