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渫

Mandarin · pinyin xiè#

to get rid of
to discharge
to dredge

Mandarin · pinyin Xiè#

surname Xie

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渫: xiè · beating of ocean; surging of water

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4 · xie4

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dip6 · sit3

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to dredge; to get rid of
to discharge; to leak
to disperse
(～水) Xie River (a river in Shimen County, Hunan, China)
a surname

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used in 浹渫／浃渫 (xiádié) and 渫渫

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