澇
inundate, flood, torrent
Strokes15
Readings
On'yomi
- ロウ
Kun'yomi
- おおなみ
Meaning
澇 centers on overwhelming water: a flood, a torrent, or the act of being inundated by a large volume of water.
Study
Etymology
澇 combines the water radical 氵 with 勞, which likely contributes the sound ロウ. The character expresses flooding or inundation through the water component.
Meaning mnemonic
The water radical 氵 beside 勞 suggests water rising and spreading uncontrollably. Picture a great wave (氵) overwhelming everything, like a flood or torrent.
Reading mnemonic
For ロウ, imagine a rowboat being swept away by the flood: row -> ロウ, and the water (氵) inundates the boat.