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The character 泷, together with its traditional form 瀧, is a phono-semantic compound: the semantic water radical 氵 on the left, the phonetic component 龙 (traditional 龍) on the right. The radical signals the character's connection to water and its movement, which aligns with its primary descriptive meaning, steep rapids, turbulent currents, or rushing waters cascading through narrow channels. Beyond this, it serves as a proper name for several rivers in southern China.
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