懂中文 Dong Chinese

泳

yǒng

swim

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 永 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

永 sound component

永  Sound component

yǒng

  

long

Evolution

泳 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
泳 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
泳 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

泳  

yǒng

dive; swim; swimming; to swim

Most common words with 泳
Freq.
Word
Meaning

游泳

swimming

游泳池

swimming pool

泳

swimming

泳池

swimming pond

泳装

swimsuit