濑 (lài) — rapids
Definition
A bound literary noun meaning 'rapids' or 'shallow, fast-moving water'. Almost always part of a compound like 急濑 or 浅濑, not used on its own.
bound form
rapids
Examples
- 濑。Zhè tiáo hé yǒu wēi xiǎn de jí lài.This river has dangerous swift rapids.
- 濑。Chuán xiǎo xīn dì shǐ guò le tuān lài.The boat carefully passed through the turbulent rapids.
- 濑。Qiǎn lài chù de shuǐ qīng liàng jiàn dǐ.The water in the shallow rapids is clear down to the bottom.
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 瀨; 濑 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
賴
賴lài瀨lài
Same sound today
The traditional form 瀨 uses 氵 (water) for the meaning and 賴 for the sound; the simplified 濑 is a later shorthand.
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