淌

tǎng
尚 + 氵
HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

tǎng (verb) to drip; to trickle; to flow
tǎng (verb) to shed tears

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 尚

About

The character 淌 is a phonosemantic compound combining the water radical 氵 (a reduced form of 水) on the left with the phonetic component 尚 on the right. The radical establishes the meaning as pertaining to liquids, moisture, and fluid dynamics, while 尚 guides the pronunciation. Its core sense is the slow, steady trickling or flow of liquid, dripping or running downward, in a gentle and unforceful manner, like sweat on a face, tears, saliva, blood, or a small natural stream coursing over uneven ground. This literal imagery of unhurried fluid movement extends to all such bodily and environmental contexts.

Example Sentences Hide

眼泪淌下来。

yǎn lèi tǎng xià lái.

Tears flow down.

汗水从额头淌下。

hàn shuǐ cóng é tóu tǎng xià.

Sweat flows down from the forehead.

小溪缓缓地淌过石头。

xiǎo xī huǎn huǎn de tǎng guò shí tou.

The stream slowly flows over the stones.

雨水顺着窗户淌下来。

yǔ shuǐ shùn zhe chuāng hù tǎng xià lái.

Rainwater flows down along the window.

她的歌声如清泉淌入心田。

tā de gē shēng rú qīng quán tǎng rù xīn tián.

Her singing voice flows into the heart like a clear spring.

汗水淌湿了他的后背。

hàn shuǐ tǎng shī le tā de hòu bèi.

Sweat soaked his back from flowing.

河水淌过山谷，发出潺潺的声音。

hé shuǐ tǎng guò shān gǔ, fā chū chán chán de shēng yīn.

The river flows through the valley, making a gurgling sound.

岁月的河流悄无声息地淌过每个人的生命。

suì yuè de hé liú qiǎo wú shēng xī de tǎng guò měi gè rén de shēng mìng.

The river of time silently flows through everyone's life.

Related Characters

Component: 尚

躺 倘 趟 敞 绱 徜 惝 耥 鞝 䠀 埫 緔

Component: 氵

法 没 海 活 治 清 济 流 深 满 消 注 派 河

Example Words

流淌 淌下 淌泪 淌眼泪