渣滓
zhā​zǐ

residue

渣 zhā refuse

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

查
查 Sound component
chá investigate

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsraː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

滓 zǐ sediment

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

宰
宰 Sound component
zǎi to slaughter

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsrɯʔ
Unicodetziə̌

說文解字

澱也。从水宰聲。

Sources

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