Dong Chinese dictionary

zì

soak

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 责 represents the sound. Simplified form of 漬.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

责 Sound component

zé

responsibility

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

zì

soak, steep; dye; stains; sodden; to soak; to be stained; stain; floodwater

Most common words with 渍

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