哗哗 (huā huā) — (onomatopoeia) sound of gurgling or flowing water; the sound of a stream, faucet, rain, etc.

Definition

Onomatopoeia for the sound of flowing or pouring water — a faucet, stream, or heavy rain. Reduplicated from 哗 (huā) to sound continuous, not a single splash.

onomatopoeia
sound of gurgling or flowing waterthe sound of a streamfaucetrainetc.
Easily confused

Examples

  • 哗哗。
    Shuǐ lóng tóu lǐ de shuǐ huā huā dì liú zhe.
    The water from the faucet flows with a gurgling sound.
  • 哗哗。
    Wài miàn huā huā dì xià zhe dà yǔ.
    Outside it's raining heavily with a pattering sound.
  • 哗哗。
    Hé shuǐ huā huā dì xiàng qián liú.
    The river water flows forward with a gurgling sound.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

哗huásplash
哗huásplash

The splash sound 哗 appears twice, making 哗哗 imitate flowing water.

Characters in this word

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