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潋

瀲
liàn
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 brimming with water; rippling
  2. 2 water's edge

Examples

水光潋滟晴方好。
Shuǐ guāng liànyàn qíng fāng hǎo.
The shimmering water of the lake is lovely in clear weather.
湖水潋滟，一望无际。
Húshuǐ liànyàn, yīwàngwújì.
The lake water rippled and stretched to the horizon.

Tips

usage
潋 almost always appears in the literary pair 潋滟, describing water that brims and glitters with light. The phrase is fixed in memory by 苏轼's West Lake line 水光潋滟晴方好.

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water
The three-drop water radical, the left-side form of 水. It marks 潋 as a water word, the family that includes 河 (river) and 海 (sea).
phonetic
敛 liǎn
to gather (phonetic)
Supplies the sound. Standalone 敛 means to gather or restrain; here it only points to the near-identical liàn reading and carries no meaning into 潋.

Stroke Order

潋 liàn