Additional information about 濤
說文解字:
- Criteria
- WAVE
1. The current general word for water in wave-movement is pō 波.
2. Tāo 濤 is a late word referring to large waves.
3. Lián 漣 and lún 淪 are rare words referring to small ripples in water.
4. Cháo 潮 refers to a flood of considerable dimensions without necessarily connoting high waves.
NB: Làng 浪 is a post-Han general term for waves, and focusses specifically to the crest of waves. In pre-Buddhist times the word means "to flow along".