zhēngqīng

mackerel

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
魚 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

fish

青 sound component

  Sound component

qīng

  

green or blue

Evolution

鯖 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鯖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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zhēng

mackerel

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qīng

see 鯖魚|鲭鱼[qīng​yú]