shù

gargle

To gargle water  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
SoundMeaning component
shuò, sòu to suck, drink

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartsrjuwH[s]rok-swash
Zhengzhangsloːɡs
srus
Unicodeshriòu
sòu

說文解字

盪口也。从水欶聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica