瀧

简 泷 · 繁 瀧
Mandarin · pinyin lóng#

Meanings · lóng

  1. rapids
  2. waterfall
  3. torrential (rain)
Mandarin · pinyin Shuāng#

Meanings · Shuāng

  1. Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)
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泷
lóng · raining; wet; soaked; a river in Guangdong
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2 · long2

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long4 · lung4 · soeng1

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character · Etymology 1

  1. appearance of raining
  2. wet; soaked

character · Etymology 2

  1. (of flow of water) rapid

character · Etymology 3

  1. (~水) a river in Guangdong

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瀧 · long2 · Shuang1
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 68,865, 68,864
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Exact source records瀧 泷 [long2] /rapids/waterfall/torrential (rain)/瀧 泷 [Shuang1] /Shuang river in Hunan and Guangdong (modern Wu river 武水)/