汛 Stroke Order — How to Write 汛

Stroke Order

汛 is written in 6 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

汛 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵卂

汛 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 卂 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 3 more strokes

汛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

xùn

Meanings of 汛 in Chinese

xùn汛

Xùn (汛) refers to the periodic rise in river water levels, often used in contexts such as flood season (汛期), flood situation (汛情), flood control (防汛), and the 'peach blossom flood' (桃花汛), which describes the rapid rise of river water during the peach blossom season.

每年的桃花汛都会吸引游客前来观赏，但也提醒我们要注意河水涨势。

The annual peach blossom flood attracts tourists for sightseeing, yet it also serves as a reminder to be mindful of the rising river levels.

To sprinkle and sweep; to clean up or clear away.

我们一起汛扫房间，让它焕然一新

Let's sweep and clean the room together to make it look brand new.

In the Qing Dynasty military system, 'xùn' (汛) was a military post or the soldiers assigned to it. 'Xùn dì' (汛地) specifically referred to the patrol area for these Green Standard soldiers, and it is synonymous with '讯' in this usage.