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Radical 85 · 10 strokes

to flow

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MEANING8 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to flow

    水或其他液体不断移动shuǐ huò qítā yètǐ búduàn yídòng

    • Water flows down from the mountain.

  2. verb

    to move or drift

    液体或气体不断移动yètǐ huò qìtǐ búduàn yídòng

    • Water is flowing.

  3. noun

    stream of water or sth resembling one

    水或其他物质连续向下运动的样子shuǐ huò qítā wùzhì liánxù xiàngxià yùndòng de yàngzi

    • The current of this river is very swift.

  4. verb

    to disseminate

    向周围传播、散开xiàng zhōuwei chuánbō、sǎnkāi

    • This news spread very quickly.

  5. verb

    to circulate or spread

    水或液体向下移动;东西在人群中传播shuǐ huò yètǐ xiàng xià yídòng; dōngxi zài rénqún zhōng chuánbō

  6. noun

    class, rate or grade

    等级或类别děngjí huòzhě lèibié

    • The students in this class are all first-rate.

  7. verb

    to degenerate

    变坏、品质下降biàn huài、pǐnzhì xiàjiàng

    • He went through the motions without substance.

  8. verb

    to banish or send into exile

    把人送到远地方,不让回来bǎ rén sòng dào yuǎn dìfang, búràng huíláI

    • He has been exiled.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Water flowing in a whirlpool becomes a stream, which is the circulation of water.

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