wash

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

条 sound component

  Sound component

tiáo

  

clause

Evolution

涤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
涤 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
涤 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
涤 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

wash, cleanse, purify; sweep; to wash; to cleanse

Most common words with 涤
Freq.
Word
Meaning

洗涤

to rinse

洗涤剂

cleaning agent

to wash

涤纶

polyester fiber

荡涤

to clean up