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砥
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a whetstone

HSK 10
Objects →Tools
zhǐ
シ、テイ、キイ、チ
と、といし、と.ぐ、みが.く
지
Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 氐 represents the sound.
Components
石 stone+ 氐 ancient =
砥 a whetstone
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
氐 Phonetic component
dī ancient
name of an ancient tribe
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Notes
Similar Characters
叚 fake声 voice (jp)庶 various段 stage宕 stone quarry岩 rock (simp)泵 pump炻 a kind of china矶 submerged (simp)矸 a rock or cliff矻 slave矽 obsolete矾 alum (simp)矿 mine (simp)砀 brilliantly (simp)码 number (simp)砂 gravel砌 lay brick砍 chop砑 to grind
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
砥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
砥 [dǐ]
baffle (pier); whetstone
Japanese
砥 と 同音
noun whetstone; grindstone
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
中流砥柱 [zhōng​liú​dǐ​zhù] #29,443
mainstay
砥砺 [dǐ​lì] #46,004
whetstone
砥砺 [dǐ​lì] #46,004
whetstone
JAPANESE WORDS (14)
⭐ 研ぐ [とぐ] #19,727
to sharpen
砥石 [といし] #40,775
whetstone
青砥 [あおと] #87,377
medium-grade millstone
木賊 [とくさ] #123,535
scouring rushes
粗砥 [あらと] #181,890
rough grindstone
との粉 [とのこ] #240,683
tonoko
革砥 [かわと] #257,640
leather strop
丸砥石 [まるといし] #257,921
grindstone
中砥 [なかと]
medium-grade millstone
剃刀砥 [かみそりど]
razor strop
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