涝 meaning and stroke order
Flooded
How to write 涝, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 涝
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- flooded
How 涝 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 劳 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 涝
Water 氵 on the left tells you the meaning, and 劳 (láo, toil) on the right gives the sound. Picture farmers who toil 劳 in the fields only to see their crops drowned by too much water 氵.
涝 (lào) usually describes waterlogging of farmland after heavy rain, and it often appears in fixed words like 旱涝 (hànlào, drought and flood) and 防涝 (fánglào, flood prevention). Example: 今年雨水太多，庄稼都涝了。(Jīnnián yǔshuǐ tài duō, zhuāngjia dōu lào le.) There was too much rain this year, and the crops were all waterlogged.
Common mistake: Learners often read 涝 as láo because of its sound part 劳, but 涝 is fourth tone, lào. Also do not confuse it with 捞 (lāo, to scoop out of water), which has the hand radical 扌 instead of water 氵.
Questions about 涝
How many strokes are in 涝?
涝 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 涝 mean?
涝 (lào) means flooded.
How do you pronounce 涝?
涝 is pronounced lào, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 涝?
The radical of 涝 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 涝 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 涝?
The traditional form of 涝 is 澇. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 涝 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 涝 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 涝 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 涝 and 洪 in Chinese?
洪 (hóng), as in 洪水 (hóngshuǐ), refers to a big flood from overflowing rivers. 涝 (lào) is more about rainwater collecting and soaking fields that cannot drain, so it is common in farming contexts.
What does 内涝 mean?
内涝 (nèilào) means urban or local waterlogging, when heavy rain floods streets or low areas because drainage cannot keep up. You will often hear it in Chinese weather reports during the rainy season.