懂中文 Dong Chinese

濑

lài

swift current

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 赖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瀨.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

赖 sound component

赖  Sound component

lài

  

depend on

Evolution

濑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
濑 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
濑 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

濑 (瀨) 

lài

swift current; rapids; name of a river; rushing of water