泛 fàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 乏 poor
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
泛滥
fànlàn
to overflow; to spread unchecked; to be rampant
Characters in this word
滥 làn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 监 to supervise, to direct, to control
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 暴雨之后，低洼地区河水泛滥，数千名居民被迫转移。 Bàoyǔ zhīhòu, dīwā dìqū héshuǐ fànlàn, shùqiān míng jūmín bèipò zhuǎnyí. After the rainstorm, rivers overflowed in low-lying areas, forcing thousands of residents to relocate.
- 夏天雨下得太多，河水泛滥淹没了农田。 Xiàtiān yǔ xià de tài duō, héshuǐ fànlàn yānmò le nóngtián. Too much rain in summer made the river overflow and flood the fields.
- 网上假消息泛滥，大家看到时要先想一想。 Wǎngshàng jiǎ xiāoxi fànlàn, dàjiā kàndào shí yào xiān xiǎng yi xiǎng. False news is everywhere online, so think first when you see it.
Related words
- 广泛 guǎngfàn wide-ranging; extensive
- 宽泛 kuānfàn broad; wide-ranging; vague
- 滥用 lànyòng to abuse; to misuse
- 防汛 fángxùn flood prevention; to guard against floods
- 混浊 hùnzhuó muddy; turbid; cloudy
- 放水 fàngshuǐ to release water; to go easy deliberately
- 潮水 cháoshuǐ tide; tidal water
- 坝 bà dam; embankment
- 激荡 jīdàng to surge; to reverberate; to stir
- 堤 dī dike; embankment
- 荡漾 dàngyàng to ripple; to undulate
- 堤坝 dībà dam; dike; embankment