垩

堊
è
Rank #4608

Definitions

è to whitewash; to plaster

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 亚 represents the sound. Simplified form of 堊.

Semantic: 土 Phonetic: 亚

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Seal etymology image
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical etymology image
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 亚

恶 晋 哑 娅 桠 氩 垭 痖 铔 壸 挜 霊

Component: 土

在 地 去 主 走 场 至 社 基 王 城 增 型 境

Components

亚 土

Example Words

白垩纪