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AI Study Notes for 湧
涌 (yǒng) vs 冒 (mào) — use 湧 for a sudden and abundant flow, while 冒 is more about rising or emerging, often with less intensity.
湧 is typically used in both formal and informal contexts. Common collocations include 湧出 (yǒngchū, to gush out) and 情感湧現 (qínggǎn yǒngxiàn, emotions welling up). Learners should be cautious with tonal pronunciation; the third tone can be tricky.
Although 湧 is not included in the HSK vocabulary, it connects to HSK Level 4 words related to water (水) and emotions (情感). Students should focus on the character's components and practice using it in descriptive sentences.
Learners often confuse 湧 with 泉 (quán), which means spring or fountain. For example, saying '泉水湧出' (quánshuǐ yǒngchū) is incorrect; it should be '湧水湧出' (yǒngshuǐ yǒngchū) to maintain the correct meaning.
Pronunciation of 湧
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Etymology of 湧
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 湧.
water
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Case file: 湧
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 湧.
- 1The meaning half氵 carries the sense.
- 2The sound half勈 is there for the reading, not the meaning.
- 3The giveawaywater
- 4On the record aspictophonetic.
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How to say to gush, to well up, to bubble up in Chinese
“to gush, to well up, to bubble up” in Chinese is湧
The character 湧 (yǒng) means to gush or bubble up, often used to describe liquids or emotions that overflow. It conveys a sense of sudden and abundant movement, commonly found in contexts such as water flowing from a spring or feelings surging within a person.
When to use 湧
湧 is typically used in both formal and informal contexts. Common collocations include 湧出 (yǒngchū, to gush out) and 情感湧現 (qínggǎn yǒngxiàn, emotions welling up). Learners should be cautious with tonal pronunciation; the third tone can be tricky.
湧 or something close to it
涌 (yǒng) vs 冒 (mào) — use 湧 for a sudden and abundant flow, while 冒 is more about rising or emerging, often with less intensity.
What learners get wrong
Learners often confuse 湧 with 泉 (quán), which means spring or fountain. For example, saying '泉水湧出' (quánshuǐ yǒngchū) is incorrect; it should be '湧水湧出' (yǒngshuǐ yǒngchū) to maintain the correct meaning.
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Word Family of 湧
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Frequently Asked Questions about 湧
The pronunciation is 'yǒng', with a low falling tone, similar to the sound of a bubbling brook.
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