汪 wāng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 王 king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
汪洋
wāngyáng
vast expanse; boundless; ocean-like
Characters in this word
洋 yáng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 羊 sheep, goat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 洪水退去后，低洼地带仍是一片汪洋，救援车辆无法进入。 Hóngshuǐ tuìqù hòu, dīwā dìdài réng shì yí piàn wāngyáng, jiùyuán chēliàng wúfǎ jìnrù. After the floodwaters receded, the low-lying area was still a vast expanse of water, and rescue vehicles could not enter.
- 站在山顶远眺，脚下是一片汪洋大海，望不到边。 Zhàn zài shāndǐng yuǎntiào, jiǎoxià shì yí piàn wāngyáng dàhǎi, wàngbudào biān. Standing on the peak and gazing afar, below is a boundless sea stretching beyond sight.
- 暴雨过后，村外的田野成了汪洋，庄稼全被淹了。 Bàoyǔ guòhòu, cūnwài de tiányě chéngle wāngyáng, zhuāngjia quán bèi yānle. After the downpour, the fields outside the village turned into a vast expanse of water, and the crops were all flooded.
Related words
- 大洋洲 Dàyángzhōu Oceania
- 喜洋洋 xǐyángyáng beaming with joy; jubilant
- 洋溢 yángyì to brim with; to be permeated with
- 自然界 zìránjiè the natural world; nature
- 秀丽 xiùlì beautiful and graceful
- 淤泥 yūní silt; mud
- 旋涡 xuánwō vortex; whirlpool
- 汹涌 xiōngyǒng turbulent; surging; to surge
- 泻 xiè to pour down; diarrhoea
- 涌 yǒng to surge; to gush; to pour in
- 溢 yì to overflow; to spill over
- 淌 tǎng to drip; to flow