tóng

Pinyin: tóng Traditional Chinese character: 鲲

Basic meaning

● 鲲 (鲲) tóngㄊㄨㄥˊ　

◎ [～CRAB] A kind of crab mentioned in ancient books.

◎ Snake fish. English ◎ snakefish fish name. That is "Snake Fish" [murrel] Snakehead fish, also known as catfish, commonly known as bird fish. ——Xu Ke's "Qingyi Lei Chao" Copper crab [copper crab]

There are crabs in the Yizhou Sea. The larger ones are a ruler in diameter and have two cones across the shell. They are commonly known as Copper crabs. ——"Zha Pu" by Guifu of the Qing Dynasty

Lincheng: It is located in Linquan County, Anhui Province (the word "鲲" is now the special word for "鲲城").