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溪

Mandarin · pinyin xī

creek
rivulet

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溪: xī · mountain stream, creek

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character · Etymology 1

stream; creek; brook; rivulet; rill (Classifier: 條／条 m c)
(dialectal) river (Classifier: 條／条 mn)
(Eastern Min) unsophisticated; gauche; stupid
(～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 溪 (MC khej)
a surname, Xi

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