渊 yuān — surge up · English

渊

yuān

surge up

At a glance · 渊

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「渊」甲骨文象水回旋于峭岸间，金文小篆作𣶒。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「渊」本义为深潭、深水，引申深远。

Structure

从水、从𠔼，会意字，象回水深陷之形，本为深渊。

At a glance

Pinyinyuān

Radical氵

Strokes11

UnicodeU+6E0A

Character type会意

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English surge up surge up, bubble up, gush forth

Français abîme Gouffre, eau profonde. «渊澄取映» : eau profonde et claire.

Español abismo Abismo, agua profunda. «渊澄取映»: agua honda y clara.

العربية هاوية هاوية، ماء عميق. «渊澄取映»: ماء عميق صافٍ.

Русский бездна Бездна, глубокая вода. «渊澄取映»: глубокая и чистая вода.

Common words

深渊shēn yuānabyss
渊yuāndeep pool

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