Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 永 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
泳
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
泳
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
泳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
泳 [yǒng]
swimming; to swim
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
泳 えい
Ei female given name
泳 えいじ
Eiji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (38)
游泳 [yóuyǒng] #2,617
swimming
游泳池 [yóuyǒngchí] #3,824
swimming pool
泳池 [yǒngchí] #5,131
swimming pond
泳装 [yǒngzhuāng] #8,962
swimsuit
泳装 [yǒngzhuāng] #8,962
swimsuit
泳衣 [yǒngyī] #9,651
swimsuit
电泳 [diànyǒng] #47,995
electrophoresis
电泳 [diànyǒng] #47,995
electrophoresis
自由泳 [zìyóuyǒng] #30,784
freestyle swimming
蛙泳 [wāyǒng] #38,529
breaststroke (swimming)
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JAPANESE WORDS (63)
⭐ 泳ぐ [およぐ] #2,091
to swim
⭐ 水泳 [すいえい] #11,148
swimming
目を泳がせる [めをおよがせる] #19,933
to avoid meeting someone's gaze
⭐ 泳ぎ [およぎ] #20,961
swimming
泳がす [およがす] #38,732
to let (someone) swim
遊泳 [ゆうえい] #42,036
swimming
⭐ 競泳 [きょうえい] #42,825
competitive swimming
⭐ 平泳ぎ [ひらおよぎ] #46,171
breaststroke (swimming)
泳ぎ回る [およぎまわる] #48,420
to swim around
泳ぎだす [およぎだす] #57,028
to strike out
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KOREAN WORDS (4)