涫 (guàn) - Guan — to boil & to bubble up

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guàn ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

涫 · guàn

Guan — to boil;

to bubble up;

to seethe;

used in classical texts to describe boiling liquids.

Guan — to boilto bubble upto seethe

Usage highlights

boiling waterboiling hot springseethe with angerboiling overboiling potbubbling liquid

Synonyms

  • 沸— to boil; bubbling
  • 煮— to cook by boiling
  • 滚— to boil; to roll

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The water is boiling (涫水).
  • A boiling hot spring (涫泉).
  • The pot was seething (锅涫了).
  • His anger boiled over (他怒气涫腾).

Collocations

  • boiling water(涫水)
  • boiling hot spring(涫泉)
  • seethe with anger(涫怒)
  • boiling over(涫溢)
  • boiling pot(涫锅)
  • bubbling liquid(涫液)

Idioms

  • Boiling with rage(怒气涫腾)
  • Seething like a cauldron(如鼎之涫)
  • Bubbling and boiling(沸沸涫涫)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts describing boiling liquids or agitated states.
  • Used metaphorically in literary contexts to describe intense emotions or turbulent situations.
  • Less common in modern vernacular Chinese, primarily found in classical or literary usage.

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