chè
penetrate
Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 切 represents the sound. Simplified form of 徹.
Components
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 彻
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
thorough | ||
to implement | ||
thorough | ||
through and through | ||
the whole night |
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