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涤

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to wash; to cleanse

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Strokes
10
Radical
水 +7
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
滌
Common rank
#2,064
Unicode
U+6DA4

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Formation & memory

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How 涤 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 条 sound ( tiáo )

Components 氵 条

Words with 涤

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
合成洗涤剂 hé chéng xǐ dí jì synthetic detergent
洗涤机 xǐ dí jī washer; washing machine; rinsing machine
洗涤器 xǐ dí qì washing appliance
涤罪所 dí zuì suǒ purgatory (religion)
洗涤间 xǐ dí jiān washroom; washhouse
耐洗涤性 nài xǐ dí xìng washing or color fastness; launderability
洗涤剂 xǐ dí jì cleaning agent; detergent
洗涤灵 xǐ dí líng dishwashing liquid
涤卡 dí kǎ polyester khaki (abbr. for 滌綸卡其布|涤纶卡其布[di2 lun2 ka3 qi2 bu4])
清涤 qīng dí to rinse; to wash; to clean; to purge; to comb out
涤去 dí qù to wash off
洗涤 xǐ dí to rinse; to wash; washing
涤除 dí chú to wash away; to eliminate; to do away with
洗涤槽 xǐ dí cáo washing tank; sink
涤荡 dí dàng to wash off
荡涤 dàng dí to clean up
洗涤桶 xǐ dí tǒng washtub
涤尘 dí chén to wash off dust
涤棉 dí mián polyester-cotton blend
涤净 dí jìng to cleanse; to purge

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 条 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
条 sound part tiáo clause, condition; string, stripe
绦 tāo silk cord; sash, ribbon, cord
鲦 tiáo minnow