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潯

简浔 · 繁潯

Mandarin · pinyin xún

name of a river
steep bank

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浔: xún · steep bank by stream; jiujiang

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(literary) waterside
(alt-of, alternative, name) Alternative name for 九江 (Jiǔjiāng, “Jiujiang (in Jiangxi province, China)”).
(～江) Xun River
(～水) An ancient river in the southeast of Ju County, going southwest and entering Shu River.
(～州) An ancient zhou in now Guiping, Guangxi.
(obsolete) Alternative name for 海尋／海寻 (“nautical fathom”).
(石潯) A village name in Tong'an County, Fujian Province.

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

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