zhǔ

small sand bank

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

者 sound component

  Sound component

zhě

  

one who...

Evolution

渚 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
渚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
渚 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
渚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhǔ

small sand bank, islet; islet; bank

Most common words with 渚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

islet

良渚文化

Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta

萌渚岭

Mengzhu mountain range between south Hunan and Guangxi