鰐

Information about character(s)

Radical: 魚
Radical Strokes: 11
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 20
Variants: 鱷

Pronunciation

Pinyin: è
Cantonese: ngok6
JapaneseKun: WANI
JapaneseOn: GAKU
Korean: AK

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: alligator

Soothill: A crocodile.

康熙字典文字版 【亥集中】【魚字部】鰐
【廣韻】五各切【集韻】【正韻】逆各切，𠀤音咢。𧍞，或作鰐。魚名。似蜥蜴，出日南。【博物志】南海有鰐魚，狀如鼉，斬其頭而乾之，去齒而更生，如此者三乃止。【左思·吳都賦】𪓟鼊鯖鰐。【註】鰐魚長二丈餘，有四足，如鼉，喙長三尺，甚利齒，虎及大鹿渡水，鰐擊之，皆中斷。【類篇】或作鱷。互詳鱷字註。