jiān

technical
noun

Meaning of

鲣 means skipjack tuna; bonito; oceanic fish. Pronounced jiān.

  • skipjack tuna; bonito; oceanic fish

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Jiān
shì
zhǒng
zhòng
yào
de
jīng
lèi
 

Skipjack tuna is an important commercial fish species.

běn
cháng
yòng
jiān
zhì
zuò
chái
piàn
 

Japan commonly uses bonito to make dried fish flakes.

Zhè
tiáo
jiān
shēn
shang
yǒu
shù
tiáo
nóng
qīng
de
zòng
xiàn线
 

This skipjack tuna has several dark blue longitudinal stripes on its body.

Measure Words

/ tiáo
Primary
/ wěi