懂中文 Dong Chinese

淮

huái

river in Anhui province

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 隹 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

隹 sound component

隹  Sound component

zhuī

  

bird

Evolution

淮 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
淮 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
淮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
淮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

淮  

huái

river in Anhui province

淮  

Huái

name of a river

Most common words with 淮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

淮

name of a river

淮河

Huai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黃河|黄河[Huáng​Hé] and the Changjiang 長江|长江[Cháng​Jiāng]

淮南

Huainan prefecture-level city in Anhui

淮安

Huai'an prefecture-level city in Jiangsu

淮海

Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州[Xú​zhōu], including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

匯

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

匯