荡漾
dàng​yàng HSK7

ripple

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

漾 yàng overflow

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

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

羕
羕 Sound component
yàng eternal

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglaŋs
Unicodeiɑ̌ng
iɑ̀ng

說文解字

水。出隴西相道，東至武都爲漢。从水羕聲。

Sources

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

盪 to toss about Traditional

Hot soup 湯 in a bowl 皿; 湯 also provides the pronunciation

Components

湯
湯 Meaning component
tāng, tang hot water
皿
皿 Meaning component
mǐn, mǐng dish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Cao Wei) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangl̥ʰaːŋ
l̥ʰaːŋs
l'aːŋʔ
Unicodedhɑ̌ng

說文解字

滌器也。从皿湯聲。

Sources

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