Dong Chinese dictionary

dú

ditch

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 卖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瀆.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

卖 Sound component

mài

sell

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

dú

ditch, sluice, gutter, drain; disrespectful; (literary) ditch

Most common words with 渎

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