溅

jiàn · HSK 7

to splash

💦 溅 = 氵water + 戋 (the jiān phonetic in 钱浅线); water that flies = splash

The 氵radical on the left flags a water meaning; the right side 戋 carries the jiān/jiàn sound, the same phonetic seen in 钱 qián, 浅 qiǎn, and 线 xiàn. So 溅 is water plus that sound element, landing on the sense to splash.

溅 — water radical 氵 + 戔 (jiān, phonetic)
溅 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The water radical 氵 gives the meaning 'splash/spatter,' while 戔 (originally two 戈 spears, suggesting small fragments) supplies the sound and a hint of 'scattered bits.' Together they depict water flying off in small droplets — to splash.

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