隄
dītí HSK7

dike

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 是 represents the sound.

Components

阝
阝 Meaning component
fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

是
是 Sound component
shì, shi is

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangteː
deː
Unicodedei
dhei

說文解字

唐也。从𨸏是聲。

Sources

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