hé
dried up
To run out 氵 of strength 固; 固 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 涸
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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to dry up | ||
to dry | ||
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) | ||
fig. a person in dire straits |