bào

waterfall

Violent  water  also provides the pronunciation

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

暴 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

bào

  

violent

Evolution

瀑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瀑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

waterfall, cascade; heavy rain; waterfall

 

bào

shower (rain)

Most common words with 瀑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

瀑布

waterfall

waterfall

尼加拉瀑布

Niagara Falls (Tw)