洶
xiōng

turbulent

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 匈 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

匈
匈 Sound component
xiōng breast

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰoŋ
qʰoŋʔ
Unicodexiǒng

說文解字

涌也。从水匈聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

汹 xiōng turbulent Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 凶 represents the sound. Simplified form of 洶.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

凶
凶 Sound component
xiōng vicious, fierce

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Jin 266-420 AD
Regular Modern

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica