汛 xùn high water
high water; flood tides
How to remember 汛: 氵 water + 卂 fly fast = high water. After the spring storms the water rises, the birds fly fast away from the riverbank, and the village braces for high water.
Component breakdown
汛 = 氵 water + 卂 fly fast
- 氵 water
- 卂 fly fast
After the spring storms the water rises, the birds fly fast away from the riverbank, and the village braces for high water.
How it is used
- A seasonal flood or high-water period - 汛期 (xùnqī) flood season, 防汛 (fángxùn) flood control/prevention.
- 春汛 (chūnxùn) spring floods. A hydrology/disaster term, common in weather and news reports.