【析形】会意字。甲骨文、金文字形像河道中水流打转之形。小篆字形原形不显,又增意符水,隶、楷字形承之。 【释义】《说文》:“回水也。”本义是回旋的水。引申指深水,深潭。《诗·小雅·小旻》:“如临深渊,如履薄冰。”渊为鱼聚集的地方,故引申指人、物聚集的地方。由深水引申表示深、深厚,如[渊博]。[临渊结网]临到河边才编织渔网。比喻平时不作准备,事到临头才采取措施。 【shape analysis】It is the associative character. In Oracle and Bronze Inscriptions, the character is shaped like the water currents. In Small Seal script,水(shuǐ ) is added to it. 【original meaning】 Water currents.