cross

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

度 sound component

  Sound component

duó

  

measure

Evolution

渡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
渡 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
渡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

cross, ferry over; ferry; to cross; to pass through; to ferry

Most common words with 渡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to cross

过渡

transition

渡过

to cross over

偷渡

illegal immigration

引渡

to extradite