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damp

HSK 10
tóng
ドウ、トウ
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 童 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
tóng juvenile
child, boy, servant boy
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[tóng]
high; name of a pass
Example Sentences