汹
洶xiōng
#2,740 most
frequent character
torrential rush, tumultuous
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
汹 puts 氵 water beside 凶 xiōng, its sound part. It first meant water gushing upward. That grew to 'gushing water', then to 'tumultuous, turbulent'.
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