漾 (yàng): to overflow, to ripple, used in place names
漾 (yàng) is a Chinese character meaning “to overflow.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 羕 (phonetic). It ranks #2954 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 漾 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
- to overflow
- to ripple
- used in place names
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荡漾 | dàng yàng | to ripple |
| 漾濞彝族自治县 | yàng bì yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Yangbi Yizu Autonomous County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan |
| 涟漪微漾 | lián yī wēi yàng | ripples |
| 漾濞 | yàng bì | Yangbi county in Yunnan province |
漾 appears in 4 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 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 漾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这条漾流经三个省份，滋养了沿岸的农田。
zhè tiáo yàng liú jīng sān gě shěng fèn , zī yǎng le yán àn de nóng tián .
This river flows through three provinces, nourishing the farmlands along its banks.
...强背景内地小生撞样车银优 引Do姐芳心荡漾心心眼做一事
. . . qiáng bèi jǐng nèi dì xiǎo shēng zhuàng yàng chē yín yōu yǐn D o jiě fāng xīn dàng yàng xīn xīn yǎn zuò yī shì
...A rising star from mainland China with a powerful background bears a striking resemblance to Cha Eun-woo, capturing Do's heart and making her set her sights on one thing
...变怀春少女 拥超强背景撞样车银优 芳心荡漾全程心心眼惊喜做一事
. . . biàn huái chūn shǎo nǚ yōng chāo qiáng bèi jǐng zhuàng yàng chē yín yōu fāng xīn dàng yàng quán chéng xīn xīn yǎn jīng xǐ zuò yī shì
...Transformed into a love-struck young woman, she, backed by a powerful family, meets the handsome Yinyou. Her heart flutters as she spends the entire time gazing at him with adoring eyes, full of surprises and focused on one thing.
Character Family
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