Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound. Simplified form of 隄.
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernFreq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 堤 | dike |
| 堤坝 | dam |
| 堤防 | dike |
| 堤岸 | bank |
| 决堤 | (of dikes) to collapse |
