澎

péng
#3,475 most
frequent character
used in 澎湃[peng2pai4], Taiwan pr. [peng1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

澎 uses 氵 water as its meaning part and 彭 péng for the sound. Water suggests waves, and it first meant the sound of a big wave. That grew to 'to splash or spatter'.

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