Unicode: U+9CA4

Pinyin: lǐ

Definition

* 〔~鱼〕体侧扁,嘴边有长短触须各一对,肉可食。 * 〔~庭〕指受父训之处,亦借指父训。 * 书信的代称,因中国唐代传递的书信以尺素结成双鲤鱼形

carp

Structure

鲤 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
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Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC