Dong Chinese dictionary

jiā

saturate

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

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

夾 Sound component

jiā, jiá, jià

be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jiā

saturate, drench; damp, wet; soaked; to wet; to drench; Taiwan pr. [jiá]

Most common words with 浹

Sources