濟 (jì)
to aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry across
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 齊 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“濟，水。出常山房子贊皇山，東入泜。从水，齊聲。”
Original meaning
[name of river]
Components
- 氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
- 齊 (sound)