Dong Chinese dictionary

dú

ditch

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

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

賣 Sound component

mài

sell

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

dú

ditch, sluice, gutter, drain; disrespectful; (literary) ditch

Most common words with 瀆

Sources