yǒng

swimming

to swim

water (氵) + sound yǒng (永) = swimming

The water radical carries the meaning here — you move through water. 永 mainly provides the sound yǒng; its own meaning of 'forever' is a coincidence, though a memorable one.

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Words with 泳

连体泳衣

lián tǐ yǒng yī

one-piece swimsuit

金泳三

jīn yǒng sān

Kim Young-sam (1927-2015), South Korean politician, president 1993-1998

电泳

diàn yǒng

electrophoresis

高叉泳装

gāo chā yǒng zhuāng

high leg swimsuit

仰泳

yǎng yǒng

backstroke

北京国家游泳中心

běi jīng guó jiā yóu yǒng zhōng xīn

Beijing National Aquatics Center, swimming venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

捷泳

jié yǒng

(Tw) (swimming) the crawl (front crawl stroke)

泳儿

yǒng ér

Vincy Chan, Hong Kong female singer

泳姿

yǒng zī

swimming style; swimming stroke

泳将

yǒng jiàng

champion swimmer; swimming star

泳帽

yǒng mào

swimming cap

泳池

yǒng chí

swimming pool

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