湓

Mandarin · pinyin pén

Meanings

  1. flowing of water
  2. name of a river
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湓
pén · a river in Jiangxi province
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2 · pen2

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pun4 · pun6

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character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) rainstorm; shower
  2. the flowing of water
  3. (~水) (historical) Alternative name for 龍開河/龙开河.

character

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, onomatopoeia) The sound of water.
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to squirt water

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