洑
whirlpool, undercurrent
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Readings
On'yomi
- フク
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
洑 centers on water moving in a hidden or circular way: a whirlpool or an undercurrent. Both meanings describe water that is not flowing straight on the surface.
Study
Etymology
洑 combines the water radical 氵 with 伏, which likely contributes the sound フク and may suggest the idea of something hidden or submerged, fitting the undercurrent and whirlpool meanings.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 hides a person 亻 and a dog 犬 on the right, like a whirlpool pulling them under into an undercurrent.
Reading mnemonic
For フク, imagine a whirlpool making a deep 'fwoosh' sound as it spins: fwoosh -> フク, pulling everything into the hidden current.