Dong Chinese dictionary

chè

penetrate, thorough

Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 𢾿 represents the sound.

Components

彳 Meaning component

chì

walk

𢾿 Sound component

chè

remove, take away

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𢾿 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chè

penetrate, pervade; penetrating; thorough; to pervade; to pass through

Most common words with 徹

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