瀑 emphasizes the powerful falling motion of water.
 
Related characters:

water

three-dots water radical for 水

river, flowing water

fierce, violent, sudden, cruel, to expose, to burst forth

to flow, to circulate, to drift, to spread, to diffuse

) — semantic component meaning “water”


— phonetic component indicating the sound (폭 / pù or bào)
The character expresses the idea of water falling violently or forcefully, which gave rise to the meanings waterfall and heavy rain.
 
Semantic development:
- violent flow of water;
- waterfall;
- sudden heavy rain.

폭포 (瀑布) — waterfall
폭우 (暴雨) — heavy rain (related expression)
 
The word 폭포 (瀑布) is the most common usage of the character in Korean.

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to agitate, to excite, to arouse, to impel, intense, violent, passionate

muddy, cloudy

wet, damp, moist

to cross (a river or water), to aid, to rescue, to save, to help others

moat, defensive water trench around a castle or city

wave, billow, surging water

to overflow, to flood, to spill over

to wash, to rinse

waterfall, heavy rain

wave, billow, surge (of water)

bay, gulf, bend in a river

ash, dust, gray

disaster, calamity, catastrophe, fire, conflagration

flame, blaze, fire

charcoal, coal, carbon

to explode, to burst, to detonate

to steam, to rise, many

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瀑

Etymology

Usage in Korean

Additional notes

Words that derived from 瀑

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