jiāo

鲛

Character · NounTraditional鮫

shark; sharkskin

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

shark

literary

A literary or traditional name for shark, less common in modern spoken language.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
 ，
nán南
hǎi海
yǒu有
jiāo鲛
rén人
 。

Ancient texts record that there are mermaids (lit. 'shark people') in the South Sea.

Jiāo鲛
pí皮
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
céng曾
bèi被
yòng用
lái来
zhì制
zuò作
dāo刀
qiào鞘
 。

Sharkskin was used in ancient times to make scabbards.