淌

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to drip; to trickle; to shed (tears)

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 尚 sound ( shàng )

Components 氵尚

trickle · Heisig RSH #1557

水 water + 尚 esteem

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
淌口水	tǎng kǒu shuǐ	to let saliva dribble from the mouth; to slobber
淌眼泪	tǎng yǎn lèi	to shed tears
淌下	tǎng xià	to let drip; to trickle down; to shed (tears)
流淌	liú tǎng	to flow
淌泪	tǎng lèi	to shed a tear

Characters sharing the sound component 尚 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尚 sound part	shàng	still, yet; even; fairly, rather
常	cháng	common, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly
党	dǎng	political party, gang, faction
堂	táng	hall, large room; government office; cousins
掌	zhǎng	in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
赏	shǎng	reward; to appreciate; to bestow, to grant
尝	cháng	to taste; to experience, to experiment with
躺	tǎng	to recline, to lie down
敞	chǎng	wide, open, spacious
棠	táng	crabapple tree; wild plum
趟	tàng	time, occasion; to make a journey
倘	tǎng	if, supposing, in event of
裳	cháng	skirt, petticoat; beautiful
惝	chǎng	alarmed, agitated
徜	cháng	to linger, to walk back and forth
绱	shàng	the sole of a shoe; to patch, to sole
䠀	chǎng	to meditate; to sit cross-legged
牚	chēng	variant of 撐\|撑[cheng1]