渎
dú

ditch

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 卖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瀆.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

卖
卖 Sound component
mài, mai sell

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

瀆 ditch Traditional

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

賣
賣 Sound component
mài, mai sell

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangl'oːɡ

說文解字

溝也。从水賣聲。一曰邑中溝。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)