潯

简 浔 · 繁 潯
Mandarin · pinyin xún

Meanings

  1. name of a river
  2. steep bank
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xún · steep bank by stream; jiujiang
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  1. (literary) waterside
  2. (alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 九江 (Jiǔjiāng, “Jiujiang (in Jiangxi province, China)”).
  3. (~江) Xun River
  4. (~水) An ancient river in the southeast of Ju County, going southwest and entering Shu River.
  5. (~州) An ancient zhou in now Guiping, Guangxi.
  6. (obsolete) Alternative name for 海尋/海寻 (“nautical fathom”).
  7. (石潯) A village name in Tong'an County, Fujian Province.

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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 浸潯/浸浔 (qīnyín, “to imbue; gradually”)

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