浓

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.

氵+农→浓
农AgriculturePhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

这杯咖啡太浓了,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

浓雾

nóng wù

thick fog

浓重

nóng zhòng

dense

浓度

nóng dù

concentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution)

浓墨重彩

nóng mò zhòng cǎi

thick and heavy in colors

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

浓妆

nóng zhuāng

heavy makeup and gaudy dress

浓妆艳抹

nóng zhuāng yàn mǒ

to apply makeup conspicuously (idiom)

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