浴

yù

氵 + 谷

Definitions

yù (verb) to bathe; to take a bath

yù (noun) bath

Etymology

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

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 谷

About

浴 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component, the water radical 氵, establishes the core meaning of liquid and cleansing. The right component, 谷 (gǔ), provides the pronunciation. The character fundamentally means to wash the body, either by immersion or by pouring water over oneself, as seen in words for bathtub (浴缸), bathroom (浴室), or bathhouse (浴场). This meaning of immersion extended metaphorically to describe being enveloped by something, such as bathing in sunlight (浴日), being drenched in blood (浴血), or undergoing spiritual purification (浴火).

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

浴室里有一个浴缸。

Yùshì li yǒu yī gè yùgāng.

There is a bathtub in the bathroom.

他用浴巾擦干身体。

Tā yòng yùjīn cā gān shēntǐ.

He dries his body with a bath towel.

沐浴后我觉得很舒服。

Mùyù hòu wǒ juéde hěn shūfu.

After bathing, I feel very comfortable.

商店里卖各种沐浴露。

Shāngdiàn li mài gè zhǒng mùyùlù.

The store sells various shower gels.

夏天我们去海边做海水浴。

Xiàtiān wǒmen qù hǎibiān zuò hǎishuǐyù.

In summer, we go to the seaside for sea bathing.

日光浴对健康有好处。

Rìguāngyù duì jiànkāng yǒu hǎochù.

Sunbathing is good for health.

这个浴场设施非常齐全。

Zhège yùchǎng shèshī fēicháng qíquán.

This bathing place has very complete facilities.

在温泉浴中放松身心是一种享受。

Zài wēnquányù zhōng fàngsòng shēnxīn shì yī zhǒng xiǎngshòu.

Relaxing body and mind in a hot spring bath is a kind of enjoyment.

Related Characters

Component: 氵

Component: 谷

浴