【湍】Chinese Character Details

| Pinyin | tuān |
|---|---|
| Zhuyin | ㄊㄨㄢ |
| Radical | 水 |
| Strokes | 12 |
| HSK | - |
| TOCFL | - |
| Unicode | u+6e4d |
Stroke Order Diagram
Meanings
tuān
(1) 水勢迅急。如:「湍急」、「湍流」。
(2) 急流的水。如:「飛湍」、「奔湍」、「驚湍」。
Meanings
tuān
1.
湍急
rapid;rushing;torrential;swift
【Examples】
◎ 清流急湍
◎ clear streams and gurgling rapids
◎ 水流湍急
◎ rapid flow;rushing current
◎ 又有清流激湍, 映带左右。(王羲之《兰亭集序》)
◎ Here are also clear streams and gurgling rapids, catching one’s eye from the right and left.
2.
rapids;rushing waters
【Examples】
◎ 急湍
◎ a rushing current
Homophones
