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汪: vast expanse of water

 

汪 wāng


: expanse of water
: ooze
: (onom.) bark
: measure word for liquids: pool, puddle
: (Chinese surname)

Kun Reading
none applicable

On Reading

オウ ou

 Usage:

汪洋 wang1yang2: vast body of water
汪汪 wang1wang1: gleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep
[汪々 | おうおう ouou: wide and deep (of a body of water); voluminous]

水汪汪 shui3 wang1wang1: watery; waterlogged (soil); limpid; bright and intelligent (eyes)
 
油汪汪 you3 wang1wang1 : dripping with oil
泪汪汪 lei4 wang1wang1: tearful; brimming with tears

汪星人 wang1 xing1 ren2: dog (Internet slang)
 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
(shui3: water radical 85) suggests the meaning while
王 (wang2: king) provides the sound.



 
Look-alike:
| 註 zhu4: to pour; to concentrate; stake | to register; note.
[kun: さす sasu, つぐ tsugu, そそぐ sosogu, ちゅうする chuusuru. on: ちゅう chuu]



 Examples:
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary