jiāo

shark

Components
魚 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

fish

fish

交 sound component

  Sound component

jiāo

  

to cross

Evolution

鮫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鮫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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jiāo

shark; see 鮫魚|鲛鱼[jiāo​yú]

Most common words with 鮫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

shark

马鲛鱼

Japanese Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius)

鲛鱼

shark