Dong Chinese dictionary

dí

wash

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

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

條 Sound component

tiáo

long strip

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

dí

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

Most common words with 滌

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