涌

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to well up; to gush forth; to surge

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,067 U+6D8C

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 (semantic, “water”) + 甬 (phonetic, yǒng)

components: 氵甬

gush · Heisig RSH #2442

水 water + chop-rack

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 甬

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 甬 (yǒng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
甬 sound component	yǒng	path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo
通	tōng	to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
痛	tòng	ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly
勇	yǒng	brave, courageous, fierce
桶	tǒng	bucket, pail, tub; can, cask, keg
诵	sòng	to chant, to recite, to repeat, to read aloud
俑	yǒng	wooden figure buried with dead
蛹	yǒng	pupa, chrysalis
捅	tǒng	to jab, to poke
恿	yǒng	to instigate, to incite, to alarm
埇	yǒng	the name of a bridge
踊	yǒng	to leap
勈	yǒng	brave

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
风起云涌	fēng qǐ yún yǒng	to surge like a gathering storm (idiom); to grow by leaps and bounds
风起潮涌	fēng qǐ cháo yǒng	lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up; turbulent times; violent development (idiom)
涌泉相报	yǒng quán xiāng bào	to repay a kindness many times over (from the saying 滴水之恩，當湧泉相報\|滴水之恩，当涌泉相报[di1 shui3 zhi1 …
涌动	yǒng dòng	(of water, people, thoughts etc) to surge; to well up and flow; to move in waves
涌出	yǒng chū	to gush; to gush out; to pour out
涌流	yǒng liú	to gush; to spurt
河涌	hé chōng	tributary; branch of a river
涌起	yǒng qǐ	to well up; to boil out; to bubble forth; to spurt
涌入	yǒng rù	to come pouring in; influx
涌进	yǒng jìn	to spill; to overflow (of water, crowds); to crowd (into a space)
云涌	yún yǒng	in large numbers; in force; lit. clouds bubbling up
涌现	yǒng xiàn	to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently
翻涌	fān yǒng	to roll over and over (of billows or clouds)
涌泉穴	yǒng quán xué	(TCM) acupuncture point KI-1, located on the sole
潮涌	cháo yǒng	to surge like the tide
泉涌	quán yǒng	to gush
浪涌	làng yǒng	(electrical) surge
涌泉	yǒng quán	gushing spring; see 湧泉穴\|涌泉穴[yong3 quan2 xue2]
涌浪	yǒng làng	swell; billows; surging waves
蜂涌	fēng yǒng	to swarm; to flock