How to Write 溅 (jiàn) — Meaning “To splash; to spatter.”

Imagine someone throwing a cheap (贱) cup of water at you, and the water splashes (溅) everywhere. The water radical 氵 on the left reminds you it's liquid, and 贱 sounds like "jiàn" and looks like a messy action.

The left radical 氵 is three dots written as a slanted line; do not make them too large. The right side 贱 has the component 贝 (shell/money) on the bottom — make sure the strokes in 贝 are not too wide, and the overall character is balanced from left to right.

溅 means "to splash" — sudden, scattered drops, while 流 means "to flow" — continuous movement of liquid. 浙 is a river name (Zhejiang) and uses the water radical with a phonetic part; it has nothing to do with splashing. Visually, 溅 has 贱 on the right, while 流 has 㐬 and 浙 has 折.

You use 溅 to describe liquid hitting a surface and flying off, like water splashing from a puddle or oil spattering from a pan. Common phrases include 溅起 (splash up) and 飞溅 (to splash outward). There is no special cultural note, but it is common in everyday descriptions of accidents or cooking.

Common words containing 溅 include: 溅起 (jiàn qǐ) — To splash up.; 飞溅 (fēi jiàn) — to splash; 溅到 (jiàn dào) — To splash onto..