灒 (zàn) - To splash & to spatter

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zàn ｜ 22 strokes ｜ radical:

悦丈

灒 · zàn

To splash;

to spatter;

to sprinkle;

to cast or throw liquid forcefully.

To splashto spatterto sprinkle

Usage highlights

splash watersprinkle oilsplashed all oversplash ontosplash outsplash up

Synonyms

  • 溅— to splash; to spatter
  • 泼— to splash; to sprinkle
  • 洒— to sprinkle; to spray

Antonyms

  • 吸— to absorb; to suck
  • 收— to collect; to gather
  • 蓄— to store; to accumulate

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The car splashed water on pedestrians (车把水灒到行人身上).
  • She sprinkled some oil in the pan (她在锅里灒了点油).
  • The waves splashed against the rocks (浪花灒在岩石上).
  • Be careful not to splash the ink (小心别把墨水灒出来).

Collocations

  • splash water(灒水)
  • sprinkle oil(灒油)
  • splashed all over(灒得到处都是)
  • splash onto(灒到)
  • splash out(灒出)
  • splash up(灒起)

Idioms

  • Splashing waves and flying pearls(灒浪飞珠)
  • Splashing jade and spraying pearls(灒玉喷珠)
  • Splashing blood in all directions(灒血四方)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in descriptive contexts involving liquids, particularly in cooking and natural phenomena.
  • Often appears in classical Chinese poetry to describe the dynamic movement of water.
  • The character's water radical (氵) visually reinforces its meaning related to liquid.

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