to exist
How it’s built
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 舌 represents the sound.
water — 氵 is a component form of 水.
tongue — The pronunciation of 活 was similar to 舌 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.
Appears in
Characters that use 活 as a component, most common first.
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