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潦
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to flood

HSK 7
Nature →Elements →Water
lǎo
ロウ
にわたずみ
로, 료
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 尞 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 尞 burnt offering =
潦 to flood
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
尞 Phonetic component
liào burnt offering
fuel used for sacrifices
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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
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
潦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
潦 [lǎo]
flooded; heavy rain
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
潦倒 [liáo​dǎo] #14,781
disappointed
潦草 [liáo​cǎo] #44,311
careless
穷愁潦倒 [qióng​chóu​liáo​dǎo] #64,569
destitute and troubled
穷愁潦倒 [qióng​chóu​liáo​dǎo] #64,569
destitute and troubled
贫穷潦倒 [pín​qióng​liáo​dǎo]
poverty stricken
贫穷潦倒 [pín​qióng​liáo​dǎo]
poverty stricken
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
災潦 [さいろう]
water damage