懂中文 Dong Chinese

鲸

jīng

whale

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 京 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鯨.

Components
鱼 meaning component

鱼  Meaning component

yú

  

fish

京 sound component

京  Sound component

jīng

  

capital city

Evolution

鲸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
鲸 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鲸 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鲸 (鯨) 

jīng

whale

Most common words with 鲸
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鲸

whale

鲸鱼

whale

白鲸

beluga

蓝鲸

blue whale

抹香鲸

cachalot