涌

湧

chōng, yǒng

氵 + 甬

HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

yǒng (verb) to bubble up; to rush forth; to surge

chōng (verb) to gush; to spurt

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 湧.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 甬

About

A phono-semantic compound: the water radical 氵 (on the left) gives the meaning, and 甬 (on the right) gives the sound. The character denotes water surging, gushing, or bubbling up from below, like a powerful spring. By extension, it also describes crowds of people surging forward and intense emotions suddenly welling up and overwhelming someone. 涌 is the simplified form of the traditional character 湧.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

泉水涌出来了。

Quánshuǐ yǒng chūlái le.

The spring water has gushed out.

眼泪从眼中涌出。

Yǎnlèi cóng yǎn zhōng yǒng chū.

Tears gush from the eyes.

人群中涌出欢呼声。

Rénqún zhōng yǒng chū huānhū shēng.

Cheers gush out from the crowd.

新的想法不断涌现。

Xīn de xiǎngfǎ bùduàn yǒngxiàn.

New ideas constantly emerge.

洪水汹涌地冲过来。

Hóngshuǐ xiōngyǒng de chōng guòlái.

The flood water surges over fiercely.

记忆如潮水般涌上心头。

Jìyì rú cháoshuǐ bān yǒng shàng xīntóu.

Memories flood into my heart like tide.

游客从四面八方涌入城市。

Yóukè cóng sìmiànbāfāng yǒng rù chéngshì.

Tourists pour into the city from all directions.

在激烈的讨论中，新颖的观点持续涌现。

Zài jīliè de tǎolùn zhōng, xīnyǐng de guāndiǎn chíxù yǒngxiàn.

In the heated discussion, novel viewpoints continuously emerge.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 氵

Component: 甬

涌