涌
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chōng / yǒng · to surge up, to bubble up, to gush forth

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #7443
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Readings & meanings

涌 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

chōng

(used in place names)

河涌hé chōng · tributary
yǒng

to bubble up; to rush forth

涌现yǒng xiàn · to emerge in large numbers
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 涌

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chōng(used in place names)
yǒngto bubble up; to rush forth
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Example sentences

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Tā de yǎn lǐ yǒng chū le lèi shuǐ.她的眼里涌出了泪水。

Her eyes gushed with tears.

Source: Tatoeba #332846 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de yǎn lǐ yǒng dòng zhe lèi huā.他的眼里涌动着泪花。

His eyes were filled with tears.

Source: Tatoeba #1186910 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jù chǎng lǐ yǒng chū yí dà qún rén.剧场里涌出一大群人。

A stream of people came out of the theater.

Source: Tatoeba #13048175 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hóng shuǐ yǒng dào le chuāng hù de gāo dù.洪水涌到了窗户的高度。

The flood water reached the level of the windows.

Source: Tatoeba #8800804 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shù yǐ qiān jì de rén yǒng xiàng le nuò mǔ.数以千计的人涌向了诺姆。

Thousands of people rushed to Nome.

Source: Tatoeba #1788139 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nànmín cóng zhěng gè guó jiā yǒng lái.难民从整个国家涌来。

Refugees poured in from all over the country.

Source: Tatoeba #787357 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 涌 in context

  1. Say chōng / yǒng, then recall the core meaning: to surge up, to bubble up, to gush forth.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 涌现 (yǒng xiàn), meaning “to emerge in large numbers”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 涌 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.