荡
dàng
to wash
to squander; to sweep away; to move; to shake; dissolute; pond
Plants (艹) + rushing water (汤) = water sweeping through reeds
Picture reeds and grasses being swept and shaken by a surge of water — that dynamic image covers the core senses of washing away, swaying, and dissolute drifting. The pond meaning follows naturally from still water ringed by waterside plants.
他把碗放进水里涮了涮，荡去了上面的油污。
tā bǎ wǎn fàng jìn shuǐ lǐ shuàn le shuàn，dàng qù le shàng miàn de yóu wū。
He put the bowl in the water and rinsed it, washing away the grease on it.
洪水把路边的小屋荡平了。
hóng shuǐ bǎ lù biān de xiǎo wū dàng píng le。
The floodwaters swept the small roadside hut away completely.
Words with 荡
逛荡
guàng dang
to wander around
逸荡
yì dàng
dissolute
游荡
yóu dàng
to wander
邪荡
xié dàng
obscene
闯荡
chuǎng dàng
to leave home to make one's way in the world
闯荡江湖
chuǎng dàng jiāng hú
to travel around the country
雁荡
yàn dàng
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
雁荡山
yàn dàng shān
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
电磁振荡
diàn cí zhèn dàng
electromagnetic oscillation
震荡
zhèn dàng
to shake up
飘荡
piāo dàng
to drift
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)