濊

Mandarin · pinyin huì

Meanings

  1. vast
  2. expansive (as of water)
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濊
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4 · hui4

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kut3 · wai3

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character · Etymology 1

  1. (literary, of water) vast; expansive
  2. (literary, of water) deep
  3. (literary) alternative form of 穢 /秽 (“dirty; filthy”)

character · Etymology 2

  1. (historical) An ancient place and nation.

character · Etymology 3

  1. only used in 濊濊/𰛦𰛦 (huòhuò, “sound of fishing net hitting water”)

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