淙
cóng

gurgling sound of water

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

宗
宗 Sound component
zōng, zong ancestor, sect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangzuːŋ
sruːŋs
zuːŋ
Unicodeczhong
jrhang

說文解字

水聲也。从水宗聲。

Sources

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