涌 (chōng): (used in place names), variant of 湧|涌[yong3], to bubble up
涌 (chōng) is a Chinese character meaning “(used in place names).” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 甬 (phonetic). It ranks #1631 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 涌 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- (used in place names)
- variant of 湧|涌[yong3]
- to bubble up
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 涌
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汹涌 | xiōng yǒng | to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc) |
| 涌入 | yǒng rù | to come pouring in |
| 涌动 | yǒng dòng | (of water, people, thoughts etc) to surge |
| 涌出 | yǒng chū | to gush |
| 喷涌 | pēn yǒng | to bubble out |
| 泉涌 | quán yǒng | to gush |
| 涌起 | yǒng qǐ | to well up |
| 涌泉 | yǒng quán | gushing spring |
| 风起云涌 | fēng qǐ yún yǒng | to surge like a gathering storm (idiom) |
| 风起潮涌 | fēng qǐ cháo yǒng | lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up |
| 涌进 | yǒng jìn | to spill |
| 涌流 | yǒng liú | to gush |
| 河涌 | hé chōng | tributary |
| 云涌 | yún yǒng | in large numbers |
| 翻涌 | fān yǒng | to roll over and over (of billows or clouds) |
涌 appears in 26 compound words: 42 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 涌 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 涌.
Example Sentences
人群涌向出口，场面一度十分拥挤。
Rénqún yǒng xiàng chūkǒu, chǎngmiàn yīdù shífēn yǒngjǐ.
The crowd surged toward the exit, and the scene was very crowded for a while.
北投慈后宫妈祖遶境明登场 3千信众涌入、警14时起交管
běi tóu cí hòu gōng mā zǔ 遶 jìng míng dēng chǎng 3 qiān xìn zhòng chōng rù , jǐng 1 4 shí qǐ jiāo guǎn
Beitou Ciharem Mazu appeared in the Ming Dynasty, 3,000 believers poured in, and the police began to be in charge at 14 o'clock
台中“浮现祭”2/28登场!估逾5万人潮涌入清水 交通攻略曝
tái zhōng fú xiàn jì 2 2 8 dēng chǎng ! gū yú 5 wàn rén cháo chōng rù qīng shuǐ jiāo tōng gōng lüè pù
Taichung's "Emergence Festival" debuts on 2/28! It is estimated that more than 50,000 people poured into Qingshui Traffic strategy exposed
東涌東站平頂 土木工程大致完成 將展開機電工...
東 chōng 東 zhàn píng 頂 tǔ mù gōng chéng dà zhì wán chéng 將 zhǎn 開 機 電 gōng . . .
Tung Chung East Station Roofing Completed Civil Engineering Works Largely Finished Electromechanical Works to Commence...
春节收假日入境大厅涌人潮 桃机全日入境预报8.5万人次
chūn jié shōu jiǎ rì rù jìng dà tīng chōng rén cháo táo jī quán rì rù jìng yù bào . wàn rén cì
Crowds Flock to Arrival Halls as Spring Festival Holiday Ends Taoyuan Airport Forecasts 85,000 Arrivals for the Day
春节连假尾声涌返国潮 桃机8.5万人次入境创疫后新高
chūn jié lián jiǎ wěi shēng chōng fǎn guó cháo táo jī . wàn rén cì rù jìng chuàng yì hòu xīn gāo
The Spring Festival holiday saw a surge in travelers returning to Taiwan as the long weekend drew to a close. Taoyuan International Airport recorded 85,000 arrivals, marking the highest post-pandemic figure.
她的眼里涌出了泪水。
Tā de yǎn lǐ yǒngchū le lèishuǐ.
Her eyes gushed with tears.
她目睹爱犬在意外中离世，不禁泪如泉涌。
Tā mùdǔ àiquǎn zàiyì wài zhōng líshì, bù jìn lèi rú quányǒng.
She shed plentiful tears when her beloved dog was killed in an accident.
人群从体育馆中涌了出来。
Rénqún cóng tǐyùguǎn zhōng yǒng le chūlái.
The crowd poured out of the gym.
难民从整个国家涌来。
Nànmín cóng zhěnggè guójiā yǒng lái.
Refugees poured in from all over the country.
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