懂中文 Dong Chinese

堊

è

holy

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 亞 represents the sound.

Components
土 meaning component

土  Meaning component

tǔ

  

earth

亞 sound component

亞  Sound component

yà

  

Asia

Evolution

堊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
堊 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
堊 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

垩 (堊) 

è

white earth; to daub with white mud; to whitewash; to plaster

Most common words with 堊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

白垩纪

Cretaceous (geological period 140-65m years ago)

白垩

chalk

垩

to whitewash