瀦
pool, puddle
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Readings
On'yomi
- チョ
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- ずま
Meaning
瀦 centers on a small, still body of water: a pool or puddle, often one that forms naturally in a depression.
Study
Etymology
瀦 combines the water radical 氵 with 豬, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to a pig wallowing in water, suggesting a muddy pool. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Water 氵 plus a pig 豬: imagine a pig happily wallowing in a shallow pool of water, creating a muddy puddle.
Reading mnemonic
For チョ, picture a pig named Cho splashing in the pool: Cho -> チョ, and the pig makes the puddle.