涡
渦guō
#2,753 most
frequent character
name of a river
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
涡 has 氵 water as its meaning part and 呙 guō as its sound part. Swirling water was the first meaning, which grew to 'eddy' and 'whirlpool'. Read guō, it names a river.
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