懂中文 Dong Chinese

鳖

biē

turtle

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 敝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鱉.

Components
鱼 meaning component

鱼  Meaning component

yú

  

fish

敝 sound component

敝  Sound component

bì

  

worn out

Evolution

鳖 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鳖 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鳖 (鱉) 

biē

turtle; freshwater soft-shelled turtle

鳖 (鼈) 

biē

variant of 鱉|鳖[biē]

Most common words with 鳖
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鳖

freshwater soft-shelled turtle

瓮中之鳖

lit. like a turtle in a jar

土鳖

ground beetle

瓮中捉鳖

a turkey shoot

地鳖

Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM