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汹涌 (xiōng yǒng) — to surge violently (of water, emotions, crowds); turbulent

Definition

Paints violent, surging motion — waves, crowds, or emotions. More intense than 涌 (mere welling up) and focuses on force/turbulence like 动荡, but used for a single surging subject rather than ongoing instability.

verb
to surge violently (of water, emotions, crowds)turbulent

Examples

  • 汹涌，。
    Hǎi miàn shàng de bō làng xiōng yǒng, xiǎo chuán yáo huàng dé hěn lì hài.
    The waves on the sea surface surged violently, and the small boat rocked very badly.
  • 汹涌。
    Tā xīn zhōng xiōng yǒng de fèn nù zhōng yú bào fā le.
    The surging anger in his heart finally burst out.
  • 汹涌，。
    Rén liú xiōng yǒng, chǎng miàn shí fēn zhuàng guān.
    The flow of people surged, and the scene was spectacular.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

汹xiōngturbulent
涌yǒngsurge

汹 turbulent and 涌 surging together describe water rising violently.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 湧; 涌 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
勇
勇yǒng湧yǒng
Same sound today

The traditional form 湧 has 水 (water) and 勇, where 勇 gives the sound. The simplified 涌 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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