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xíngshēngMost 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.
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.
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