(of liquid) to move; to flow; to spread; to circulate (rumors, trends); a stream or current (of rivers, air, electricity); class; grade; type
流 is water on the move: 流泪 'shed tears', a 河流 'river', 电流 'current', and 流行 'in fashion'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC header: 形声，左形右声; the detail section instead says 会意. The right block is shown as the written piece 㐬 with no exact modern sound claim.
WHOLE CHARACTER
(of liquid) to move; to flow; to spread; to circulate (rumors, trends); a stream or current (of rivers, air, electricity); class; grade; type
流 is water on the move: 流泪 'shed tears', a 河流 'river', 电流 'current', and 流行 'in fashion'.
ZDIC header: 形声，左形右声; the detail section instead says 会意. The right block is shown as the written piece 㐬 with no exact modern sound claim.
MEANING: THE WATER SIDE (HEADER: 左形右声)
water (as the source idea 水)
A component form of 水; not counted as a standalone character page.
In 流: meaning: the water side (header: 左形右声) The three-drop water form.
RIGHT: THE OLD SOUND BLOCK PER THE HEADER
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 流: right: the old sound block per the header A rare bound piece; the source names no reading for it, so no sound match is claimed and it stays unglossed.
Checking for a Mandarin voice…