澇 meaning and stroke order
To inundate, to flood; torrent
How to write 澇, stroke by stroke
15 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 澇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- flooded
How 澇 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 勞 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 澇
Water 氵 on the left plus 勞 (láo, toil) on the right: when fields are flooded, farmers must toil hard to drain the water. The 勞 part also gives the sound, lào.
澇 describes waterlogging or flooding of farmland, usually from too much rain. It often pairs with its opposite 旱 (hàn, drought). Example: 今年雨水太多，田裡澇了。(Jīnnián yǔshuǐ tài duō, tián lǐ lào le.) There was too much rain this year, and the fields got flooded.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as láo with the second tone because of the phonetic 勞, but 澇 is fourth tone, lào. Also do not confuse it with 撈 (lāo, to scoop out of water), which has the hand radical 扌 instead of water 氵.
Questions about 澇
How many strokes are in 澇?
澇 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 澇 mean?
澇 (lào) means to inundate, to flood; torrent.
How do you pronounce 澇?
澇 is pronounced lào, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 澇?
The radical of 澇 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 澇 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 澇?
澇 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 涝, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 澇 and 洪?
洪 (hóng), as in 洪水 (hóngshuǐ), usually means a big flood from rivers overflowing. 澇 focuses on standing water and waterlogged fields caused by heavy rain that cannot drain away.
What common words use 澇?
Common words include 旱澇 (hàn lào, drought and flood), 防澇 (fáng lào, flood prevention) and 內澇 (nèi lào, urban waterlogging after heavy rain). In simplified Chinese it is written 涝.