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汛

xùn
noun #48,486

Meanings

  1. 1 a seasonal rise in river water; flood season; high water

Examples

每到夏天，河水就进入汛期。
Měi dào xiàtiān, héshuǐ jiù jìnrù xùnqī.
Every summer, the river enters its flood season.
防汛队伍正全力戒备春汛。
Fángxùn duìwu zhèng quánlì jièbèi chūnxùn.
The flood-control teams are on full alert for the spring high water.

Tips

usage
Key compounds: 汛期 (flood season), 防汛 (flood prevention), 春汛 / 秋汛 (spring / autumn high water). It means the regular seasonal swelling of a river, not a one-off disaster flood (洪水).

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water (left-side radical)
Three-drop water radical, side-form of 水. It fixes the meaning on rising river water. Same family as 洪 flood, 潮 tide, 涝 waterlogging.
phonetic
卂 xùn
to fly fast (an archaic element)
Right side 卂 supplies the sound xùn and a hint of swiftness — the fast onrush of seasonal water. The same element underlies 迅 (rapid).

Stroke Order

汛 xùn