汹 xiōng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 凶 fierce
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
汹涌
xiōngyǒng
turbulent; surging; to surge
Characters in this word
涌 yǒng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 甬 path
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 洪水汹涌而下，临时堤坝在几分钟内就被冲垮了。 Hóngshuǐ xiōngyǒng ér xià, línshí dībà zài jǐ fēnzhōng nèi jiù bèi chōngkuǎ le. The floodwaters surged down violently, and the temporary embankment was washed away within minutes.
- 海面上波涛汹涌，渔船全都提前回到了港口。 Hǎimiàn shàng bōtāo xiōngyǒng, yúchuán quándōu tíqián huí dào le gǎngkǒu. Waves surged violently on the sea, and all the fishing boats returned to the port early.
- 望着照片，她心中涌起汹涌的思念。 Wàng zhe zhàopiàn, tā xīnzhōng yǒng qǐ xiōngyǒng de sīniàn. Looking at the photograph, a surging wave of longing rose in her heart.
Related words
- 涌现 yǒngxiàn to emerge, to appear
- 涌 yǒng to surge; to gush; to pour in
- 旋涡 xuánwō vortex; whirlpool
- 泻 xiè to pour down; diarrhoea
- 淤泥 yūní silt; mud
- 秀丽 xiùlì beautiful and graceful
- 溢 yì to overflow; to spill over
- 汪洋 wāngyáng vast expanse; boundless; ocean-like
- 淌 tǎng to drip; to flow
- 自然界 zìránjiè the natural world; nature
- 水土 shuǐtǔ water and soil; local environment
- 水域 shuǐyù waters; body of water