鳙 (yōng) · bighead carp

Meanings

HSK 4

鳙鱼的头特别大，适合做鱼头汤。

Yōng yú de tóu tèbié dà, shìhé zuò yútóu tāng.

The bighead carp has a very large head and is good for making fish-head soup.

history

鳙 is not used on its own. It appears only in 鳙鱼 (bighead carp), also called 胖头鱼 or 花鲢 in everyday speech.

radical

鱼 yú

fish

鱼 is the fish radical, marking the meaning: 鳙 names a freshwater carp.

phonetic

庸 yōng

ordinary; to use

庸 supplies the sound yōng. The same phonetic appears in 佣 (to hire) and 镛 (a large bell).

鳙 yōng