Dong Chinese dictionary

huó

live

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

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

𠯑 Sound component

guā

block the mouth

Later reanalyzed as the visually similar character 舌.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 𠯑 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

huó

live, exist, survive; lively; to live; alive; living; work; workmanship

Most common words with 活

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sources