洶 (xiōng) - tumultuous, agitated, roaring (of water) & describes violent water flow or turbulent situations.

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xiōng ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical: 氵

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洶 · xiōng

tumultuous, agitated, roaring (of water);

describes violent water flow or turbulent situations.

tumultuous, agitated, roaring (of water)describes violent water flow or turbulent situations.

Usage highlights

turbulent and surgingin an uproartumultuous wavesferocious momentumraging torrentturbulent undercurrent

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The river was roaring and turbulent (洶湧).
  • The crowd was in an uproar (人聲洶洶).
  • The debate became heated and tumultuous (爭論洶洶).

Collocations

  • turbulent and surging(洶湧)
  • in an uproar(洶洶)
  • tumultuous waves(波濤洶洶)
  • ferocious momentum(來勢洶洶)
  • raging torrent(洶流)
  • turbulent undercurrent(洶湧的暗流)

Idioms

  • Ferocious momentum(來勢洶洶)
  • Turbulent undercurrents(暗流洶湧)
  • Billowing waves(波濤洶湧)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted the sound and movement of rushing water in classical texts.
  • Often used metaphorically to describe social unrest, emotional turmoil, or any situation of great agitation.
  • The character appears in historical texts describing both natural phenomena and human conflicts.

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