kě
thirsty
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 渴
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to thirst for | ||
thirsty | ||
hungry and thirsty | ||
thirsty | ||
to long for |
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