荡 dàng pond
pond; pool; ripple; shake
How to remember 荡: 艹 grass + 汤 soup = pond. In the tall grass, a frog stares at the water, thick as green pea soup after a hot week, and happily jumps into his pond.
Component breakdown
荡 = 艹 grass + 汤 soup
- 艹 grass
- 汤 soup
- 氵 water
- 𠃓 sunny
In the tall grass, a frog stares at the water, thick as green pea soup after a hot week, and happily jumps into his pond.
How it is used
- To swing/sway and to sweep away - 荡秋千 (dàng qiūqiān) to swing, 荡漾 (dàngyàng) to ripple, 动荡 (dòngdàng) turmoil/instability, 震荡 (zhèndàng) to shake, oscillate.
- "Wash out / squander" branch: 倾家荡产 (qīngjiā-dàngchǎn) to squander a whole fortune. Also reduplicated 空荡荡 (kōngdàngdàng) empty and hollow.