濺 (jiàn) - To splash, spatter, or sprinkle & to cause liquid to scatter in small drops.

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jiàn ｜ 18 strokes ｜ radical:

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濺 · jiàn

To splash, spatter, or sprinkle;

to cause liquid to scatter in small drops.

To splash, spatter, or sprinkleto cause liquid to scatter in small drops.

Usage highlights

Splash waterSplatter oilBlood spatterSplash upSplash outSplash onto

Synonyms

  • 泼— to splash, pour
  • 洒— to sprinkle, scatter
  • 飞溅— to splash, spatter

Antonyms

  • 吸— to absorb, suck in
  • 收— to collect, gather

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The car splashed water on pedestrians (溅了路人一身水).
  • Hot oil splattered from the pan (热油从锅里溅出来).
  • Blood spattered on the wall (血溅在墙上).
  • The fountain splashes water droplets (喷泉溅起水花).

Collocations

  • Splash water(溅水)
  • Splatter oil(溅油)
  • Blood spatter(溅血)
  • Splash up(溅起)
  • Splash out(溅出)
  • Splash onto(溅到)

Idioms

  • Blood splattering five steps(血溅五步)
  • Splashing waves beating the shore(溅浪拍岸)
  • Tears splashing like pearls(泪溅如珠)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in literary descriptions of violent scenes or accidents involving liquids.
  • Common in cooking contexts to describe the dangerous splattering of hot oil.
  • Appears in classical poetry to depict natural scenes like waterfalls or waves.

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