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ripple

HSK 7
yàng
ヨウ
ただよ.う
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 羕 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
yàng eternal
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[yàng]
to overflow; to ripple; used in place names; see 漾濞[Yàng​bì]
Example Sentences