How to Write 浞 (zhuó) — Meaning “Zhuo (name of a river; to soak)”

Imagine you are soaking your tired feet (足) in a river (氵) after a long walk. The water helps you relax, and that action of soaking is like the meaning of 浞. Just remember: "water + foot = soaking feet in a river."

Start with the water radical on the left: dot, dot, lift. Then write the right part 足, making sure the bottom strokes are a left-falling stroke (撇) and a right-falling stroke (捺), not two dots. Keep the water radical narrow and the right side slightly wider for proper balance.

浞 has 足 on the right, 沫 has 末 (meaning "end"), and 沭 has 术 (meaning "art"). 浞 means a river name or to soak, 沫 means foam or bubbles, and 沭 is only a river name in Jiangsu, China. Their pronunciations are also different: zhuó vs. mò vs. shù.

浞 is not a common character in daily life; it mainly appears in place names like 浞水 (Zhuó Shuǐ, a river in Shandong) and 浞河 (Zhuó Hé, another river). It is rarely used as a verb meaning "to soak" except in classical or literary contexts. You will mostly encounter it when studying historical geography or ancient texts.

Common words containing 浞 include: 浞水 (zhuó shuǐ) — Zhuo River; 浞河 (zhuó hé) — Zhuo River; 浞口 (zhuó kǒu) — Zhuokou (a place name).