The kanji 湧 generally conveys the idea of something "welling up," "springing forth," "gushing," or "bubbling up" from a source, often referring to water or emotions. It implies a sudden and forceful emergence or appearance. It can also describe the sudden emergence or increase of something.

・On-yomi (音読み): ユウ (yuu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): わ（く） (wa(ku))

⚫︎温泉が湧き出る Translation: Hot spring water wells up. ⚫︎不安が心に湧き上がる Translation: Anxiety wells up in the heart. ⚫︎歓声が湧き起こる Translation: Cheers erupt.

The kanji 湧 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It is composed of two parts: ⚫︎ The semantic component (意符): 氵 (water radical, みず, mizu), which suggests that the kanji is related to water. ⚫︎ The phonetic component (音符): 甬 (yō), which provides the sound (yuu) and also hints at the meaning of passage or flow. Therefore, the character 湧 depicts water 氵 gushing or flowing upwards, influenced by the sound of 甬 and is thus constructed to represent the idea of water springing up or welling.