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淙
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gurgling sound of water

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
cóng
ソウ
종, 장
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 宗 religion =
淙 gurgling sound of water
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
宗 Phonetic component
zōng religion
lineage, ancestry
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
淙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
淙 [cóng]
noise of water
Example Sentences
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
淙々 [そうそう] #99,198
murmuring (stream, brook, etc.)