波澜

Traditional form:

波瀾

Pinyin (reading):

bōlán

Definitions:

• billows
• great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

Characters:

• 波 - waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
• 澜 - overflowing; ripples, waves

Traditional characters:

• 波 - waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
• 瀾 - overflowing; ripples, waves