Chinese Word: 鰜 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鰜 (Simplified: 鳒)

Pinyin: jiān

English Definition: flounder; flatfish

Chinese Definition:
①鳒科的比目鱼。一般两只眼都在身体的左侧，有眼的一面黄褐色，主要产在中国南海地区。［例］比目鱼，一名鲽，一名鳒。——三国吴·沈莹《临海异物志》。［例］古亦曰鳒。日本人则称两眼之在右侧者曰鳒，而以在左侧者为鲆。——徐珂《清稗类钞·动物·鲽》。

Total strokes: 21; Radical: 魚; Structure: 魚 + 兼

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