淵

Han character

 * 1) gulf, abyss, deep
 * 2) surge up, bubble up, gush forth

Glyph origin
Originally in oracle bone script;  of a basin with water. Bronze inscriptions added vertical strokes resembling riverbanks around the character, and the semantic component.

Definitions

 * 1) abyss; deep water
 * 2) deep; profound
 * 1) deep; profound
 * 1) deep; profound

Kanji

 * 1) abyss
 * 2) edge
 * 3) deep pool

Etymology
From.