魚

It is a pictograph that was created to resemble a fish.

The top part, shaped like ク, represents the head.

The middle part, 田, represents the body.

The bottom part, 灬, represents the tail.

Most characters related to fish include 魚 and belong to the 魚 radical. It is also used as a surname.

Note: When used as a verb meaning "to catch fish", a different character 漁 (which includes the water radical 氵) is used.

For example:

漁夫 (fisherman)

漁船 (fishing boat)

漁獲 (fish catch)

漁業 (fishing industry)

So, be careful not to confuse 魚 (fish) with 漁 (to fish).

In simplified Chinese, the bottom 灬 is changed to a single stroke 一, forming the character 鱼.

In Japanese, a variant form 𩵋 replaces the bottom 灬 with 大.