Dong Chinese dictionary

tuān

rapid water current

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 耑 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

耑 Sound component

duān, zhuān

tip, start, extremity

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tuān

rapid water current, rapids; to rush (of water)

Most common words with 湍

Sources