Chinese Character: 荡 (Dàng - Ripple; Sway)
Radical: 艹（草字头） (Grass radical, related to plants)
Stroke Count: 9 (Number of strokes: 9)
Structure Analysis: 形声字，从艹（植物相关），汤声（tāng，表音）。本义指水波摇动（如“荡漾”），引申为摆动、清除（如“荡秋千”“荡然无存”）。(Phonetic-semantic character: "艹" (plants) + "汤" (phonetic). Originally means "water ripples", extended to "swing" and "eliminate".)
Pinyin: Dàng (Fourth tone)
The lake ripples in the breeze. 湖水在微风中荡漾。
Memories of childhood swings still linger. 儿时荡秋千的记忆依然清晰。
Imagine grass (艹) swaying on water surface (汤) → Ripples. 想象草（艹）在水面（汤）摆动→形成波纹。