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潋

瀲
liàn
adjective

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
水光潋滟晴方好。
Shuǐ guāng liànyàn qíng fāng hǎo.
The shimmering water of the lake is lovely in clear weather.
HSK 7-9
湖水潋滟，一望无际。
Húshuǐ liànyàn, yíwàngwújì.
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