鯆 (pū) - A type of ray or skate fish & also used in ancient texts to refer to
鯆 · pū
A type of ray or skate fish;
also used in ancient texts to refer to a mythical sea creature.
A type of ray or skate fishalso used in ancient texts to refer to
Usage highlights
skate fishsea skatethornback raylarge skateray fin
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The skate fish (鯆鱼) has a flat body and wing-like fins.
- In ancient texts, it was described as a sea monster (海鯆).
- Some species are also called thornback rays (刺鯆).
Collocations
- skate fish(鯆鱼)
- sea skate(海鯆)
- thornback ray(刺鯆)
- large skate(大鯆)
- ray fin(鯆鳍)
Cultural background
FAQ- Appears in classical Chinese texts describing marine fauna and mythical sea creatures.
- In traditional Chinese marine taxonomy, 鯆 referred to various flat-bodied cartilaginous fish.
- Sometimes mentioned in context of maritime folklore and mythical bestiaries.