懂中文 Dong Chinese

陀

tuó

steep bank

Phonosemantic compound. 它 represents the meaning and 阝 represents the sound.

Components
它 meaning component

它  Meaning component

tā

  

it

阝 sound component

阝  Sound component

fù

  

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

Evolution

陀 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
陀 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
陀 Seal script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Seal script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
陀 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

陀  

tuó

steep bank, rough terrain; (phonetic); declivity; steep bank

Most common words with 陀
Freq.
Word
Meaning

陀

(phonetic)

陀螺

spinning top

阿弥陀佛

Amitabha Buddha

佛陀

Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)

直布罗陀

Gibraltar