鲀

鲀 · tún

blowfish, globefish, Spheroides vermicular

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

blowfish, globefish, Spheroides vermicular

Mandarin
tún
Cantonese
tyun4

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9C80
Radical
鱼 · 195
Strokes
12 · Unihan
Residual
4

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Graphical structure

⿰鱼屯(G)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 鲀

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

魨

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
tún
kCantonese
tyun4
kDefinition
blowfish, globefish, Spheroides vermicular
kTotalStrokes
12
kRSUnicode
195'.4
kTraditionalVariant
U+9B68
kTGH
2013:5236

Readings across dictionaries

Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

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2dictionary records using 鲀0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
鱼 beside 屯 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰鱼屯$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰鱼屯$(G)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.