八目鳗

Traditional form:

八目鰻

Pinyin (reading):

bāmùmán

Definitions:

• lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)

Characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
• 鳗 - eel

Traditional characters:

• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 目 - eye; to look, to see; division, topic
• 鰻 - eel