澍
shù

timely rain

Rain 氵 that saves 尌 the farm; 尌 also provides the pronunciation

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water
尌
尌 SoundMeaning component
shù, zhù standing (something) up

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtjos
djos

說文解字

時雨，澍生萬物。从水尌聲。

Sources

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