瀑 pù waterfall
waterfall; cascade
怎么记住“瀑”: 氵 water + 暴 violent = waterfall. The kayakers see the calm water turn violent ahead, where the river crashes down the cliff in a roaring waterfall of foam.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
瀑 = 氵 water + 暴 violent
- 氵 water meaning
- 暴 violent sound
The kayakers see the calm water turn violent ahead, where the river crashes down the cliff in a roaring waterfall of foam.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the sign for violent the sound: the word means a waterfall.
用法
- Occurs in 瀑布 (pùbù): a waterfall: 一道瀑布 (yí dào pùbù) a waterfall, 瀑布飞流直下 (pùbù fēiliú zhíxià) water cascading straight down. Scenic vocabulary.