汛

xùn
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high water, flood, to sprinkle water

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

汛 xùn pairs 氵 water with 卂 xùn, which gives the sound. It first meant spraying water. The sense grew to seasonal flooding and then high water or flood.

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Homophones

讯xùn
(bound form) to ask, to inquire
训xùn
to teach, to train, to admonish
迅xùn
rapid, fast
逊xùn
to abdicate, modest, yielding

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