Phonosemantic compound. 它 represents the meaning and 阝 represents the sound.
Components
它 Meaning component
tā it
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Historical Evolution
陀
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
陀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
陀
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
陀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
陀 [tuó]
(phonetic); declivity; steep bank
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
陀 たくま
Takuma unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (52)
陀螺 [tuóluó] #12,031
spinning top
阿弥陀佛 [EmítuóFó] #25,729
Amitabha Buddha
佛陀 [Fótuó] #35,264
Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)
直布罗陀 [Zhíbùluótuó] #25,584
Gibraltar
直布罗陀 [Zhíbùluótuó] #25,584
Gibraltar
普陀 [Pǔtuó] #24,588
Putuo district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhōushānshì], Zhejiang
普陀区 [Pǔtuóqū] #26,607
Putuo district, central Shanghai
普陀区 [Pǔtuóqū] #26,607
Putuo district, central Shanghai
比勒陀利亚 [Bǐlètuólìyà] #34,297
Pretoria, capital of South Africa
比勒陀利亚 [Bǐlètuólìyà] #34,297
Pretoria, capital of South Africa
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JAPANESE WORDS (34)
南無阿弥陀仏 [なむあみだぶつ] #40,207
Namu Amida Butsu
半田 [はんだ] #43,641
solder
⭐ 阿弥陀 [あみだ] #54,051
Amitabha (Buddha)
お陀仏 [おだぶつ] #56,979
dying
仏陀 [ブッダ] #59,003
Buddha
弥陀 [みだ] #61,805
Amitabha
オランダ人 [オランダじん] #63,044
Dutchman
曼荼羅 [まんだら] #64,102
mandala
頭陀袋 [ずだぶくろ] #77,292
sack
阿弥陀如来 [あみだにょらい] #77,667
Amitabha Tathagata
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