wén chāng yú

Traditional: 文昌魚

文昌鱼 (wén chāng yú) is a Chinese word meaning “lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish”.

Meanings

  1. 1lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish

Characters in 文昌鱼

文wén · language昌chāng · (bound form) prosperous; flourishing鱼yú · fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])

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