ㄋㄧㄢ ˊ

nián

sheatfish

鯰 is a 19 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as nián in the second tone.

In simplified Chinese the character 鲶 is used.

It is made up of the components 魚 (fish) and 念 (read/miss).

  • 鯰
    ㄋㄧㄢ ˊ

    nián

    sheatfish

    • 魚
      ㄩ ˊ

      yú

      fish

    • 念
      ㄋㄧㄢ ˋ

      niàn

      read/miss

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 鯰

Definitions for 鯰 pronounced as nián

  • sheatfish (Parasilurus asotus)
  • oriental catfish
  • see also 鮎|鲇[nian2]

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