làn
flood
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 监 represents the sound. Simplified form of 濫.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 滥
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to misuse | ||
overflowing | ||
to be in flood | ||
cliché | ||
to massacre |