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rú

Rank #4567

Definitions

rú dilatory; to moisten

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 (water) represents the meaning and 需 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 需

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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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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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Related Characters

Component: 氵

Component: 需

Components

氵需

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