淵 meaning and stroke order
Abyss, depth; to surge up, to bubble up
How to write 淵, stroke by stroke
12 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 淵
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- deep pool
- deep
- profound
How 淵 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 片 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 淵
Picture water 氵 on the left beside a deep basin whose two walls are drawn with 爿 and 片, joined by a line 一 across the middle. Water held between steep walls makes a deep pool, 淵 (yuān).
淵 is the traditional form and is rarely used alone in modern speech. It appears mostly in set words like 深淵 (shēnyuān, abyss) and 淵源 (yuānyuán, origin), and in literary phrases about deep learning. Example: 兩國的友誼淵源很深。(Liǎng guó de yǒuyì yuānyuán hěn shēn.) The friendship between the two countries has deep roots.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 淵 with 漸 (jiàn) or 測 (cè), since all three have a water radical and a busy right side. Remember that the inside of 淵 looks like two mirrored halves, 爿 and 片, crossed by a horizontal line.
Common words with 淵
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 淵源 | yuānyuán | origin; source | HSK 7-9 |
| 深淵 | shēnyuān | abyss |
Questions about 淵
How many strokes are in 淵?
淵 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 淵 mean?
淵 (yuān) means abyss, depth; to surge up, to bubble up. A common word with it is 渊源 (yuānyuán), meaning "origin; source".
How do you pronounce 淵?
淵 is pronounced yuān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 淵?
The radical of 淵 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 淵 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 淵?
淵 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 渊, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the simplified form of 淵?
In mainland China it is written 渊. The meaning and pronunciation yuān stay the same, so 深淵 becomes 深渊.
What does 淵博 mean?
淵博 (yuānbó) means erudite or having deep and broad knowledge. It is used as praise, as in 他學識淵博 (tā xuéshí yuānbó), he is very learned.