懂中文 Dong Chinese

鯨

jīng

whale

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

Components
魚 meaning component

魚  Meaning component

yú

  

fish

京 sound component

京  Sound component

jīng

  

capital city

Evolution

鯨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鯨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鯨 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
鯨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

鲸 (鯨) 

jīng

whale

Most common words with 鯨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鲸

whale

鲸鱼

whale

白鲸

beluga

蓝鲸

blue whale

抹香鲸

cachalot