汛 (xùn) is a Chinese character meaning “a seasonal rise in a river”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 卂 (phonetic element xùn (fast-flying)), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 卂
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·水部：汛，灑也。从水卂聲
Memory aid
Water (氵) plus 卂, the part that just tells you how to say it: xùn. Water that arrives on schedule and arrives fast — the seasonal flood.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 汛期xùn qīflood season汛 = xùn
- 防汛fáng xùnflood control; flood prevention汛 = xùn
Go deeper
All readings
seasonal flood
a seasonal rise in a river; high water; flood period
江河由于季节性降水或融雪而定期上涨的水；汛情。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 汛期xùn qīflood season汛 = xùn
- 防汛fáng xùnflood control; flood prevention汛 = xùn
Origin
The Shuowen Jiezi analyses 汛 as "from 水 (water), with 卂 giving the sound". The water radical 氵 carries the meaning, and 卂 (xùn) supplies the reading — which is still exactly xùn today.
Source: 说文解字·水部：汛，灑也。从水卂聲
Sound component
卂 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 汛 mean?
汛 (xùn) means a seasonal rise in a river; high water; flood period.
How do you pronounce 汛?
It is pronounced xùn.
What parts is 汛 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 卂 (phonetic element xùn (fast-flying)), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·水部：汛，灑也。从水卂聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 汛 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 汛?
水. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 汛?
Common ones are 汛期 and 防汛. The reading of 汛 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.