Read Edit View history 浴 yù HSK7 bathe Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents ← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Nov 17, 2021, 04:17 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Nov 17, 2021, 04:17 AM verify Changed fields: isVerified, customSources Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 谷 represents the sound. Components 氵 氵 Meaning component shui, shuǐ water 氵 is a component form of 水. 谷 谷 Sound component gǔ valley, ravine Character Evolution Bronze Spring and Autumn 771-476 BC Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC Seal Shuowen ~100 AD Clerical Qin 221-206 BC Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD Regular Modern ▼ More ▲ Less Historical Pronunciations Middle ChineseOld ChineseZhengzhangloɡUnicodeiok 說文解字 《說文》:“浴,洒身也。从水,谷聲。” Sources Character origin 漢語多功能字庫Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang Historical images Academia Sinica Etymology Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)