涤 dí to wash
to wash; to sweep; to cleanse
怎么记住“涤”: 氵 water + 条 strip = to wash. Grandma ties a broom of twigs with a strip of cloth, fills a bucket with water and heads out to the muddy yard to wash every corner.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
涤 = 氵 water + 条 strip
- 氵 water meaning
- 条 strip sound
- 夂 downward foot
- 木 tree
Grandma ties a broom of twigs with a strip of cloth, fills a bucket with water and heads out to the muddy yard to wash every corner.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the strip the sound.
用法
- To wash/cleanse: 洗涤 (xǐdí) to wash (laundry), 洗涤剂 (xǐdíjì) detergent.
- 涤荡 (dídàng) means to wash away/purge (evils, the soul). More formal than plain 洗 (xǐ).