淌 tǎng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 尚 still, yet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
淌
tǎng
to drip; to flow
Character
Example phrases
- 山路被暴雨冲开，泥水沿着台阶往下淌。 Shānlù bèi bàoyǔ chōng kāi, níshuǐ yánzhe táijiē wǎng xià tǎng. The mountain path was torn open by the rainstorm, and muddy water flowed down the steps.
- 汗水顺着他的脸颊不停地往下淌。 Hànshuǐ shùnzhe tā de liǎnjiá bùtíng de wǎng xià tǎng. Sweat kept streaming down his cheeks.
- 雨水从屋檐往下淌，打湿了他的肩膀。 Yǔshuǐ cóng wūyán wǎng xià tǎng, dǎshī le tā de jiānbǎng. Rainwater flowed down from the eaves and soaked his shoulder.
Related words
- 流淌 liútǎng to flow
- 溢 yì to overflow; to spill over
- 水土 shuǐtǔ water and soil; local environment
- 涌 yǒng to surge; to gush; to pour in
- 水域 shuǐyù waters; body of water
- 泻 xiè to pour down; diarrhoea
- 源头 yuántóu source; origin
- 汹涌 xiōngyǒng turbulent; surging; to surge
- 支流 zhīliú tributary; branch stream; branch
- 旋涡 xuánwō vortex; whirlpool
- 下游 xiàyóu downstream; lower reaches; downstream sector
- 淤泥 yūní silt; mud