懂中文 Dong Chinese

砥

dǐ

a whetstone

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 氐 represents the sound.

Components
石 meaning component

石  Meaning component

shí, dàn

  

stone

氐 sound component

氐  Sound component

dī, dǐ

  

bottom

Evolution

砥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

砥  

dǐ

a whetstone; to polish; baffle (pier); whetstone

Most common words with 砥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

中流砥柱

mainstay

砥

whetstone

砥砺

whetstone