汹 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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xiōng

turbulent

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 凶 represents the sound. Simplified form of 洶.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

凶 Sound component

xiōng

vicious, fierce

Evolution

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xiōng

the rush of water; turbulent; noisy, restless; torrential rush; tumultuous

Most common words with 汹

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

2746th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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