thirsty

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

曷 sound component

  Sound component

  

why? what? where?

Evolution

渴 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
渴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

thirsty, parched; yearn, pine; thirsty

Most common words with 渴
Freq.
Word
Meaning

渴望

to thirst for

thirsty

饥渴

hungry and thirsty

口渴

thirsty

渴求

to long for