懂中文 Dong Chinese

潼

tóng

high

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 童 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

童 sound component

童  Sound component

tóng

  

child

Evolution

潼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
潼 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
潼 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
潼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

潼  

tóng

high, lofty; damp; high; name of a pass

Most common words with 潼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

潼关

Tongguan County in Weinan 渭南[Wèi​nán], Shaanxi

潼

high

临潼

Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市[Xī​'ān​Shì], Shaanxi

临潼区

Lintong District of Xi’an 西安市[Xī​'ān​Shì], Shaanxi

潼南

Tongnan suburban county in Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan