yù
bathe
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 谷 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 浴
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
bath | ||
bathroom (room used for bathing) | ||
bathtub | ||
to bathe | ||
shower |
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