浩荡
hào​dàng

powerful

浩 hào great

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

告
告 Sound component
gào tell

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarthawX[ɡ]ˤuʔvast
Zhengzhangɡuːʔ
kuːb
Unicodehɑ̌u

說文解字

澆也。从水告聲。《虞書》曰：“洪水浩浩。”

Sources

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

荡 dàng to toss about Simplified

Hot water 汤 wiping out plant life 艹; 汤 also provides the pronunciation

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
汤
汤 SoundMeaning component
tāng, tang hot water

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

蕩 dàng pond Traditional

Hot water 湯 wiping out plant life 艹; 湯 also provides the pronunciation

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
湯
湯 SoundMeaning component
tāng, tang hot water

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdangXN.rˤaŋʔbeat furiously (of the heart)
dangHlˤaŋ-sthrow out, purify from
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːŋs
l'aːŋʔ
Unicodedhɑ̌ng
dhɑng
tɑng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica