鲭
mackerel; (literary) boiled stew of fish and meat
Closest English meanings
mackerel·mixed fish
The Calligrapher — Lù Jiǎnzhī 陆柬之
Tang calligrapher and nephew of Yu Shinan; his running-script 'Essay on Literature' survives
Tang calligrapher (), master of running script — known for 《文赋》. Tang dynasty
Cultural Story
鲭 joins 鱼 with 青 and is a blue-backed fish—the mackerel—and also a mixed hash of fishes. Cooks of old used 鲭 for a stew blending many catches into one pot.
Common words & phrases
- 鲭鱼 mackerel
- 鲭鲨 mackerel shark
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In the modern world
鲭 is the mackerel: 鲭鱼 the fish of cold seas, and 鲭鲨 the mackerel shark that shares its streaked speed. Markets ice it beside tuna. The character names both a single sleek swimmer and the ancient cook's mixed-fish bowl.
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