strain

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

water

彔 sound component

  Sound component

  

to carve wood

Evolution

淥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
淥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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strain; (Cant.) to scald; clear (water); strain liquids