淙

cóng

宗 + 氵

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Definitions

cóng noise of water

Etymology

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

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 宗

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The character 淙 is structured as a phono-semantic compound, integrating the water radical 氵 to semantically associate it with liquid elements and the component 宗 which primarily indicates its pronunciation. Etymologically, this composition links the character to auditory phenomena related to water, specifically denoting the murmuring or gurgling sound of a stream or flowing water. Its usage is evident in classical texts and poetry, often in the reduplicated form 淙淙, to evoke the persistent acoustic quality of moving water, and this onomatopoeic meaning has been its sole semantic function without significant deviation over time.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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小溪淙淙地流着。

Xiǎo xī cóng cóng de liú zhe.

The stream flows with a gurgling sound.

河水发出淙淙的声音。

Hé shuǐ fā chū cóng cóng de shēng yīn.

The river makes a gurgling sound.

森林里传来淙淙的流水声。

Sēn lín lǐ chuán lái cóng cóng de liú shuǐ shēng.

From the forest comes the gurgling sound of flowing water.

春雨过后，山涧淙淙作响。

Chūn yǔ guò hòu, shān jiàn cóng cóng zuò xiǎng.

After the spring rain, the mountain stream gurgles.

我喜欢听泉水淙淙的旋律。

Wǒ xǐ huān tīng quán shuǐ cóng cóng de xuán lǜ.

I like listening to the melody of gurgling spring water.

淙淙水声伴随着鸟鸣，令人心旷神怡。

Cóng cóng shuǐ shēng bàn suí zhe niǎo míng, lìng rén xīn kuàng shén yí.

The gurgling water sound accompanied by birdsong makes people feel relaxed and happy.

在幽静的山谷中，溪流淙淙，如诗如画。

Zài yōu jìng de shān gǔ zhōng, xī liú cóng cóng, rú shī rú huà.

In the quiet valley, the stream gurgles, like a poem or a painting.

淙淙的流水不仅滋润了土地，也抚慰了心灵。

Cóng cóng de liú shuǐ bù jǐn zī rùn le tǔ dì, yě fǔ wèi le xīn líng.

The gurgling flowing water not only moistens the land but also soothes the soul.

Related Characters

Component: 宗

Component: 氵