淬

cuì

Rank #4939

Definitions

cuì dip into water; to temper

Etymology phono-semantic

water

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 卒

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Component: 卒

Component: 氵

Components

卒氵

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