濑 meaning and stroke order
Current, rapids
How to write 濑, stroke by stroke
16 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 濑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- name of a river
- rushing of water
How 濑 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 赖 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 濑
The water radical 氵 tells you this is about water, and 赖 (lài) gives the sound. Picture water you have to rely on (赖) as it rushes you down the rapids.
濑 (lài) is a literary or regional word for shallow, fast-flowing water over rocks, and it also appears as the name of a river. Most learners meet it in Japanese place names and surnames written in Chinese, such as 濑户 (Làihù, Seto) or 濑户内海 (Làihù Nèihǎi, the Seto Inland Sea).
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 濑 as lǎn or lǎi because 懒 (lǎn, lazy) looks very similar. 濑 is fourth tone lài, the same sound as 赖. Also do not confuse 濑 with 籁 (lài, sound), which has the bamboo radical on top instead of water on the left.
Questions about 濑
How many strokes are in 濑?
濑 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 濑 mean?
濑 (lài) means current, rapids.
How do you pronounce 濑?
濑 is pronounced lài, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 濑?
The radical of 濑 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 濑 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 濑?
The traditional form of 濑 is 瀨. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 濑 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 濑 a common word in everyday Chinese?
No. In daily speech people say 急流 (jíliú) or 湍流 (tuānliú) for rapids. 濑 mostly shows up in classical poetry, local river names, and transliterated Japanese names.
How do you pronounce 濑户 in Chinese?
In Mandarin it is read Làihù. This is the Chinese reading of the Japanese name Seto, as in 濑户内海 for the Seto Inland Sea.