懂中文 Dong Chinese

潦

lǎo

to flood

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

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

尞 sound component

尞  Sound component

liào

  

burnt offering

Evolution

潦 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
潦 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
潦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
潦 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
潦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

潦  

lǎo

to flood; a puddle; without care; flooded; heavy rain

Most common words with 潦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

潦倒

disappointed

潦草

careless

潦

flooded

穷愁潦倒

destitute and troubled