懂中文 Dong Chinese

鮪

wěi

kind of sturgeon

Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 有 represents the sound.

Components
魚 meaning component

魚  Meaning component

yú

  

fish

有 sound component

有  Sound component

yǒu

  

have

Evolution

鮪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鮪 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鮪 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鮪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

鲔 (鮪) 

wěi

kind of sturgeon, tuna; little tuna; Euthynnus alletteratus

Most common words with 鮪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鲔

little tuna

鲔鱼

tuna