(liàn) - To overflow & to flood

Tone 4

liàn | 16 strokes | radical:

· liàn

To overflow;

to flood;

to inundate;

to spread out.

To overflowto floodto inundate

Usage highlights

overflowing waterinundate the fieldsspread widelyflood disasteroverflowing river

Synonyms

  • 泛滥to overflow; to inundate
  • 淹没to submerge; to flood

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The river overflowed its banks (河水澰出).
  • The floodwaters inundated the fields (洪水澰田).
  • His influence spread far and wide (他的影响力澰及四方).

Collocations

  • overflowing water(澰水)
  • inundate the fields(澰田)
  • spread widely(澰及)
  • flood disaster(澰灾)
  • overflowing river(河澰)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in classical or literary contexts to describe flooding or expansive spreading.
  • The character's water radical (氵) directly relates to its meaning of water overflowing.

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