Definitions

yàn tossing of billows

Etymology

Curves  in the water  also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 滟, with its traditional form 灩, combines the water radical 氵 on the left with the phonetic component 艷 on the right. Its core meaning describes the visual effect of overflowing water, rolling waves, or light reflecting off rippling surfaces. This character is primarily used in literary and poetic contexts to evoke the dynamic beauty of moving water, focusing specifically on these hydrological phenomena.