淘汰
táo​tài HSK7

eliminate

淘 táo wash in sieve

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 匋 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

匋
匋 Sound component
táo, yáo pottery

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl'uː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

汰 tài excessive

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 太 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

太
太 Sound component
tài, tai very

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdajHlˤa[t]-swave
Zhengzhangtʰaːds
Unicodetɑ̀i

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang