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濑
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瀬
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current

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Qualities
lài
ライ
せ
뢰
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 賴 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (瀨)
氵 water (drops)+ 賴 rely on =
瀨 current
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
賴 Phonetic component
rely on
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Simplified (濑)
氵 water (drops)+ 赖 rely =
濑 swift current
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
赖 Phonetic component
lài rely
variant of 賴|赖[lài]
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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)
瀬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
濑 / 瀨 [lài]
name of a river; rushing of water
Japanese
瀬 、 湍 せ 同音

noun

  1. shallows; shoal
  2. rapids; current; torrent
  3. position; place
  4. chance; opportunity
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
人生沈む瀬あれば浮かぶ瀬あるわけだから、あまりくよくよしないように。
Don't be so glum about it. Life has its ups and downs.
Japanese Names
瀬 いわた
Iwata surname
瀬 せ
Se surname
瀬 せさき
Sesaki surname
瀬 せざき
Sezaki surname
瀬 せたか
Setaka surname
瀬 せら
Sera surname
瀬 やなぎうち
Yanagiuchi surname
瀬 やなぎせ
Yanagise surname
JAPANESE WORDS (45)
⭐ 瀬 [せ] #10,337
shallows
⭐ 瀬戸際 [せとぎわ] #22,302
brink
逢瀬 [おうせ] #22,525
rendezvous
⭐ 浅瀬 [あさせ] #24,246
shoal
⭐ 瀬戸 [せと] #26,415
strait
⭐ 高瀬 [たかせ] #41,606
shallow river
立つ瀬がない [たつせがない] #43,372
being left in an awkward position
瀬戸内海 [せとないかい] #46,446
Seto Inland Sea
年の瀬 [としのせ] #48,653
the year end
⭐ 早瀬 [はやせ] #48,930
swift current
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