name of river

is composed of the radical of (water) and (each). Since depicts a foot stepping toward a doorway, conveying the sense of returning or settling down, combines these concepts to express water flowing down and gathering into its natural basin. Its original meaning refers to water flowing downward to its destination, later becoming the name of a prominent river (the Luo River).

Vocabulary of 洛

  • 洛陽 (Luoyang)

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