渊 yuān abyss
abyss; depth
怎么记住“渊”: 氵 water + 𫂱 swirling pool = abyss. The diver drops through the cold water of a swirling pool and sees nothing below her fins but the black abyss.
部件结构
象形 · Pictogram
originally 水 + 𣶒
A drawing of the thing it means.
渊 = 氵 water + 𫂱 swirling pool
- 氵 water meaning
- 𫂱 swirling pool shape only
The diver drops through the cold water of a swirling pool and sees nothing below her fins but the black abyss.
How it came to be
It began as a basin holding water; banks were later drawn at its sides, and water was added on the left.
用法
- A deep abyss/pool: 深渊 (shēnyuān) an abyss, literal or figurative (万丈深渊 the depths of despair/ruin).
- 渊源 (yuānyuán) means the deep origin/roots of something: 历史渊源 (lìshǐ yuānyuán) historical origins. 渊博 (yuānbó) describes profound, wide-ranging learning.