漾

yàng

氵 + 羕

Definitions

yàng to overflow; to ripple; used in place names; see 漾濞[yàng bì]

Etymology

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

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 羕

About

漾 is a phono-semantic compound: the water radical 氵 on the left suggests the meaning (something related to water), and the phonetic element 羕 on the right indicates the sound. The character's primary meanings are literal: to overflow, as when water brims over the edge of a container, and to form gentle, spreading ripples across a surface. In literary and poetic language, these images of outward radiating motion are used figuratively to depict the diffusion of emotions, the gradual blossoming of a smile, or the propagation of sound waves.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

湖面荡漾着微波。

Hú miàn dàngyàng zhe wēibō.

The lake surface is rippling with tiny waves.

她的笑容漾在脸上。

Tā de xiàoróng yàng zài liǎn shàng.

Her smile brims on her face.

杯中的水快要漾出来了。

Bēi zhōng de shuǐ kuài yào yàng chūlái le.

The water in the cup is about to overflow.

月光下，湖光漾着银色的波纹。

Yuèguāng xià, húguāng yàng zhe yínsè de bōwén.

Under the moonlight, the lake light ripples with silver waves.

他的心中漾起一阵暖意。

Tā de xīn zhōng yàng qǐ yī zhèn nuǎnyì.

A warmth wells up in his heart.

微风吹拂，池塘的水面漾开了一圈圈涟漪。

Wēifēng chuīfú, chítáng de shuǐmiàn yàng kāi le yī quānquān liányī.

The breeze blows, and the pond's surface ripples with circles of waves.

孩子们的笑声在空气中荡漾。

Háizimen de xiàoshēng zài kōngqì zhōng dàngyàng.

The children's laughter ripples through the air.

这段回忆在他的心中漾起了波澜。

Zhè duàn huíyì zài tā de xīn zhōng yàng qǐ le bōlán.

This memory stirred up ripples in his heart.

Related Characters

Component: 氵

Component: 羕

漾