涕泗滂沱
tì​sì​pāng​tuó

weeping

涕 tì tear

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

弟
弟 Sound component
dì, di younger brother

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartthejX[l̥ ]ˤ[ə]jʔtears (n.)
thejH[l̥ ]ˤ[ə]jʔ-stears (n.)
Zhengzhangtʰiːlʔ
tʰiːls
Unicodetèi

說文解字

泣也。从水弟聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

泗 sì mucous

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

四
四 Sound component
sì four

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanghljids
Unicodesì

說文解字

受泲水，東入淮。从水四聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

滂 pāng, pēng torrential

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

旁
旁 Sound component
páng side

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn ~700 BC
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
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰaːŋ
Unicodepɑng

說文解字

沛也。从水㫄聲。

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Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

沱 tuó, duò, chí rivers

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

water

它
它 Sound component
tā it

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartdalˤajflow (v.)
Zhengzhangl'aːl
l'aːlʔ
Unicodedhɑ

說文解字

江別流也。出㟭山東，別爲沱。从水它聲。

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