注 (zhù)

(bound form) to pour into; to flow into; to inject; (bound form) to fo

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 主 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 注 is also used to mean "register; comment", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 註.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“注,灌也。从水,主聲。”

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