鮭

See also: 鲑

鮭 U+9BAD, 鮭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9BAD ← 鮬 [U+9BAC] CJK Unified Ideographs 鮮 → [U+9BAE]

Translingual

Han character

鮭 (radical 195, 魚+6, 17 strokes, cangjie input 弓火土土 (NFGG), four-corner 2431₄, composition ⿰魚圭)

References

• KangXi: page 1470, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46132
• Dae Jaweon: page 2002, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4684, character 10
• Unihan data for U+9BAD

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Chinese

trad.		鮭
simp.		鲑

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (圭) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
街	*kreː, *kreː
鞋	*ɡreː, *ɡreː, *ɡreː
娾	*ŋreː, *ŋreːʔ
佳	*kreː
鮭	*ɡreː, *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
涯	*ŋreː, *ŋre
崖	*ŋreː, *ŋre
啀	*ŋreː
厓	*ŋreː
捱	*ŋreː
睚	*ŋreːs
娃	*qreː
洼	*qreː, *qʷraː, *kʷeː
哇	*qreː, *qʷraː
胿	*ɡeː, *kʷeː
溎	*qeːns
觟	*ɡʷraːʔ
黊	*ɡʷraːʔ, *ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː
蘳	*ɡʷraːʔ, *qʰʷe
蛙	*qʷraː, *qʷreː
窪	*qʷraː
卦	*kʷreːs
挂	*kʷreːs
掛	*kʷreːs
詿	*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs
罣	*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs
絓	*kʰʷreː, *ɡʷreːs
鼃	*ɢʷreː, *qʷreː
圭	*kʷeː
珪	*kʷeː
邽	*kʷeː
閨	*kʷeː
袿	*kʷeː
窐	*kʷeː, *ɡʷeː
茥	*kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
桂	*kʷeːs
筀	*kʷeːs
奎	*kʰʷeː
刲	*kʰʷeː
蝰	*kʰʷeː
楏	*kʰʷeː
睳	*qʰʷeː
畦	*ɡʷeː
眭	*ɡʷeː, *sqʰʷe, *qʰʷe, *qʰʷi
烓	*qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ
跬	*kʰʷeʔ
恚	*qʷes
硅	*qʰʷreɡ

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guī (gui¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹
• Min Nan (POJ): kôe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: guī
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ
    • Wade–Giles: kuei1
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guei
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guei
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kweɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹
    • Yale: gwāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kôe
    • Tâi-lô: kuê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koee
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kue²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kue²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kue¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kue²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²³/

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• Middle Chinese: /kwei/

Rime
Character	鮭
Reading #	1/3
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	齊 (40)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	古攜切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kwei/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷei/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɛi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwɛj/
Li Rong	/kuei/
Wang Li	/kiwei/
Bernard Karlgren	/kiwei/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwai1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʷeː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鮭
Reading #	2/3
No.	4575
Phonetic component	圭
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	圭
Old Chinese	/*kʷeː/
Notes	見山海經論衡

Definitions

鮭

1. blowfish
2. salmon

Compounds

• 鮭目／鲑目

• 鮭菜／鲑菜

• 鮭魚／鲑鱼 (guīyú)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xié (xie²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xié
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˊ
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh2
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shye
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sié
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɦˠɛ/

Rime
Character	鮭
Reading #	3/3
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	佳 (31)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	戸佳切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠɛ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦᵚæ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣæi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦaɨj/
Li Rong	/ɣɛ/
Wang Li	/ɣai/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣai/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiá
Expected Cantonese Reflex	haai4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡreː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鮭
Reading #	1/3
No.	4533
Phonetic component	圭
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	㥟
Old Chinese	/*ɡreː/
Notes	說文作膎

Definitions

鮭

1. general name for fish foods

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuí (kui²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kuí
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuei2
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kwei
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuéi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰweɪ̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /kʰwei/

Rime
Character	鮭
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	齊 (40)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	苦圭切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰwei/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷei/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuɛi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwɛj/
Li Rong	/kʰuei/
Wang Li	/kʰiwei/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰiwei/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kwai1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kʰʷeː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鮭
Reading #	3/3
No.	4585
Phonetic component	圭
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	睽
Old Chinese	/*kʰʷeː/
Notes	漢姓

Definitions

鮭

1. Only used in 鮭陽／鲑阳.

Pronunciation 4

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wā (wa¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄚ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wā
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄚ
    • Wade–Giles: wa1
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ua
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wa
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wä⁵⁵/

Definitions

鮭

1. Only used in 鮭蠪／鲑蠪.

Pronunciation 5

For pronunciation and definitions of 鮭 – see 觟. (This character, 鮭, is a variant form of 觟.)

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Japanese

Kanji

鮭

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. chum salmon

Readings

• Go-on: け (ke)^{←け (ke, historical)←くゑ (kwe, ancient)}; げ (ge)
• Kan-on: かい (kai); けい (kei)^{←けい (kei, historical)←くゑい (kwei, ancient)}
• Kun: さけ (sake, 鮭); しゃけ (shake, 鮭)^{←しやけ (syake, historical)}; ふぐ (fugu, 鮭)

Compounds

Compounds

• 入(い)れ子鮭(こざけ) (irekozake), 内子鮭(いれこざけ) (irekozake)
• 乾鮭(からざけ) (karazake)
• 銀鮭(ぎんざけ) (ginzake)
• 鮭鱒(けいそん) (keison, “salmons and trouts”)
• 子籠(こご)もり鮭(ざけ) (kogomorizake)
• 塩鮭(しおざけ) (shiozake)
• 塩鮭(しおじゃけ) (shiojake)
• 白鮭(しろざけ) (shirozake)
• 大西洋鮭(たいせいようさけ) (taiseiyōsake, “Atlantic salmon”)
• 時鮭(ときざけ) (tokizake)
• 生鮭(なまざけ) (namazake)
• 紅鮭(べにざけ) (benizake)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鮭
さけ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• 鮏

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) さ​け [sáꜜkè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ke̞]

Noun

鮭(さけ) • (sake) 

1. a chum salmon

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鮭
さけ > しゃけ Hyōgaiji
Irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) しゃ​け [sháꜜkè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠ke̞]

Noun

鮭(しゃけ) • (shake) 

1. a chum salmon

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Korean

Hanja

鮭 • (hae) (hangeul 해, revised hae, McCune–Reischauer hae, Yale hay)

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Vietnamese

Han character

鮭: Hán Nôm readings: khuê, khoai

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