òu​dàng

compost pit

ōu, òu soak Simplified

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

Sound component
area

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

dàng ditch

Water  in a container 

Components

Meaning component
qiǎn, kǎn enclosure
Meaning component
shuǐ water

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Regular Modern

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica

soak Traditional

Components

Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

Sound component
area

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqoː
qoːs

說文解字

久漬也。从水區聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica