懂中文 Dong Chinese

澇

lào

inundate

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

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

勞 sound component

勞  Sound component

láo

  

labor

Evolution

澇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
澇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

涝 (澇) 

lào

inundate, flood; torrent; flooded

Most common words with 澇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

洪涝

flood

涝

flooded

排涝

to drain flooded fields

内涝

waterlogged

旱涝保收

to bring a stable income