gǔ

汩

Character · Adjective

flowing of water

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

adjective

(descriptive of water) flowing; rippling; gurgling

literary

This character is primarily used in classical and literary texts to describe the appearance or sound of flowing water. It is rarely used in modern spoken language.

Hé河

shuǐ水

gǔ汩

de地

liú流

zhe着

。

The river water gurgled as it flowed.

Qīng清

quán泉

gǔ汩

ér而

chū出

。

The clear spring bubbled forth.

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Wén文

rú如

gǔ汩

xī溪

liú流

，

zì自

rán然

liú流

chàng畅

。

The writing was like a gurgling stream, natural and fluent.