涝 (lào) — flooded (of land, due to excessive rain)

Definition

adjective
flooded (of land, due to excessive rain)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 涝。
    Jīn nián xià tiān zhè piàn tián lào dé hěn.
    This summer this field was very waterlogged.
  • 涝。
    Qù nián zhè lǐ fā shēng le lào zāi.
    A flood disaster happened here last year.
  • 涝。
    Dī wā dì qū róng yì lào.
    Low-lying areas are prone to flooding.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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 澇; 涝 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
勞
勞láo澇lào
Same sound today

The traditional form 澇 pairs 水 (water) with 勞 (láo) as a sound part; the simplified 涝 is not the form described here.

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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