nóng

concentrated

dense; strong (smell etc)

water (氵) + sound nóng (农) = thick and concentrated

The water radical grounds this in liquid — thick soup, strong tea, dense fog all share that heavy, saturated quality. 农 is there for the sound nóng, not the meaning.

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这杯咖啡太了,我喝不惯。

zhè bēi kā fēi tài nóng le,wǒ hē bu guàn。

This cup of coffee is too strong, I'm not used to drinking it.

雨后空气里有一股浓的花香。

yǔ hòu kōng qì lǐ yǒu yī gǔ nóng nóng de huā xiāng。

After the rain, there is a rich floral scent in the air.

Words with 浓

铀浓缩

yóu nóng suō

uranium enrichment

露华浓

lù huá nóng

Revlon (American brand of cosmetics)

高浓缩铀

gāo nóng suō yóu

highly enriched uranium (HEU)

低浓缩铀

dī nóng suō yóu

low-enriched uranium (LEU)

淡妆浓抹

dàn zhuāng nóng mǒ

in light or heavy makeup (idiom)

浓厚

nóng hòu

dense

浓墨重彩

nóng mò zhòng cǎi

thick and heavy in colors

浓妆

nóng zhuāng

heavy makeup and gaudy dress

浓妆艳抹

nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ

to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)

浓密

nóng mì

thick

浓度

nóng dù

concentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution)

浓淡

nóng dàn

shade (of a color, i.e. light or dark)

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