Pronounced in the fourth tone, jì.

Carp is an omnivorous fish that feeds on plants, and prefers to travel in groups and choose its food. The meat is tender and has high nutritional value.

Explanation of the meaning of the character "鲫":

鲫鱼, also known as "perch". Fish name, body side flat, slightly high, head pointed, tail narrower. Dorsal surface greenish brown, ventral surface silver gray. Lives in freshwater. Dialect also known as "Carp Guazi", "Carp Guaer".

Carassius auratus (Carassius auratus), belongs to the carp order, carp family, carp subfamily, carp genus. Commonly known as: Xi head, crucian carp拐子(Hubei), crucian carp melon seeds(Northeast), river crucian carp(Shanghai)，monthly crucian carp仔(Guangdong);the ancient name is 鰿, perch, cold perch.

Morphological Characteristics

The crucian carp is also called the river crucian carp and crucian carp guazi. The body is laterally flat and high, the abdomen is rounded, the head is small, the muzzle is blunt, the mouth is curved at the end; the eyes are large and beardless; the body is silver-gray, the back is darker, and the fins are gray.

Due to the different environments in which it lives, its shape and color also vary. It is the most widely distributed wild fish species in inland rivers and lakes, with few domesticated ones. Its individual size is small, generally more than 250 grams is considered a big carp, more than 1000 grams is not a lot of quantity.