Origin

This character combines the water radical on the left, which marks it as relating to water and washing, with a phonetic component on the right that provides a sound hint for pronunciation. The right side component, which resembles a bird or feathered shape, doesn't contribute a meaning of its own but signals roughly how the character should be read. Together, the water radical establishes that this is about liquid actions like rinsing or washing, while the phonetic hint on the right helps speakers recall the correct pronunciation when they encounter the character.

AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Phono-semantic (meaning + sound hint).