What 滎 means
It names a very small water feature or a related place.
The earliest evidence traced here is its Shuowen Jiezi entry, compiled around 100 CE: a small watercourse, then marsh and place names built on it. The water side carries the sense; shortened 熒 carries the sound. Later use splits by period and compound — xíng for the old marsh and place name, yíng in 滎瀯 for waves curling upward. By Han times, that marsh had silted into level ground.
Specialized and geographic: expect it in a place name or classical reference, not casual chat.
A standalone 滎 needs context; it is not a generic water reaction.
Who writes 滎
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2Questions people ask
1Is 滎 the same as 荥?
Yes. 荥 is the simplified form; 滎 is traditional, so place names change form across editions.
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How to type or find 滎
- Also called
- 荥
- Search it as
- 滎 · xíng · yíng · xingyang · yingjing · 滎陽 · 荥经
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滎\6ECECodes and encoding1 code points
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