浙 (Zhè)

abbr. for Zhejiang 浙江 province in east China

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 折 represents the sound. Simplified form of 淛.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“浙,江水東至會稽山陰為浙江。从水,折聲。”

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