淌

tǎng
#2,988 most
frequent character
to drip, to trickle, to shed (tears)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

淌 has 氵, water, as the meaning part and 尚 shàng as the sound part. It first meant the flow of water. That grew to dripping or trickling, and then to shedding tears.

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Homophones

HSK 4
躺tǎng
to recline, to lie down

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