渡
篆
隶dù
【析形】形声字。古文字形从水,度声。
【释义】《说文》:“济也。”本义是通过江河。引申为由此地、此时转移到彼地、彼时。又引申为渡口。[偷渡]原指暗中渡过江河,现多指偷越关隘或国境。
【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character. In ancient character it is related to水(shuǐ, water)in meaning and sounds like the pronunciation of 度(dù).
【original meaning】 Across the river.