灧 (yàn) - Rippling water & overflowing

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灧 · yàn

Rippling water;

overflowing;

abundant;

beautiful appearance of water.

Rippling wateroverflowingabundant

Usage highlights

Rippling waterSparkling eyesGlistening wineBeautiful spring sceneryFlooding waterLustrous jade

Synonyms

  • 瀲— rippling water; overflowing
  • 漾— ripple; overflow
  • 波— wave; ripple

Antonyms

  • 涸— dry; dried up
  • 枯— withered; dried

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The lake water ripples gently (湖水灧灧).
  • Her eyes sparkled like rippling water (眼波灧灧).
  • The wine in the cup shimmered (杯中酒灧).
  • The spring scenery is beautiful (春色灧灧).

Collocations

  • Rippling water(灧灧)
  • Sparkling eyes(眼波灧灧)
  • Glistening wine(酒灧)
  • Beautiful spring scenery(春色灧灧)
  • Flooding water(灧溢)
  • Lustrous jade(玉灧)

Idioms

  • Rippling water sparkling under the sun(水光灧灧)
  • Eyes sparkling with emotion(眼波灧灧)
  • Wine shimmering in the cup(杯酒灧灧)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often used in classical poetry to describe beautiful water scenes and sparkling liquids.
  • Associated with feminine beauty, particularly describing sparkling eyes in literature.
  • Represents abundance and overflow in both literal and metaphorical senses.

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