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surge up

HSK 7
yǒng
ユウ、ヨウ、ユ
わ.く
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 湧.
Components
water (drops)+ river =
surge up
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
yǒng river
path
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[chōng]
(used in place names)
[yǒng]
variant of 湧|涌[yǒng]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
わく
Waku surname