懂中文 Dong Chinese

鲔

wěi

kind of sturgeon

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 有 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鮪.

Components
鱼 meaning component

鱼  Meaning component

yú

  

fish

有 sound component

有  Sound component

yǒu

  

have

Evolution

鲔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

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

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鲔 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鲔 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鲔 (鮪) 

wěi

kind of sturgeon, tuna; little tuna; Euthynnus alletteratus

Most common words with 鲔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鲔

little tuna

鲔鱼

tuna