流淌 liútǎng to flow
How to remember 流淌: 流 flow + 淌 to trickle down = to flow.
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How it is used
- A vivid, slightly literary 'to flow' - 泪水流淌 (lèishuǐ liútǎng) tears streaming down; 血液在血管里流淌 (blood flowing through the veins).
- More evocative than plain 流 (liú); often used in descriptive or emotional writing for liquids flowing steadily.
- Also figurative: 音乐在空气中流淌 (music flowing through the air).