剅 (lóu) - A sluice or water gate used for irrigation & also refers to a breach or opening in

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剅 · lóu

A sluice or water gate used for irrigation;

also refers to a breach or opening in a dike;

used in some dialects and place names.

A sluice or water gate used for irrigationalso refers to a breach or opening inused in some dialects and place names.

Usage highlights

Sluice gateDike breachWater gateOpen the sluiceLoukouStone sluice

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The farmers opened the sluice to irrigate the fields (开剅放水).
  • There was a breach in the dike (堤剅).
  • This is a place name with 'Lou' (剅口, a place in Hubei).
  • They built a new water gate (新建了一个剅闸).

Collocations

  • Sluice gate(剅闸)
  • Dike breach(堤剅)
  • Water gate(水剅)
  • Open the sluice(开剅)
  • Loukou (place name)(剅口)
  • Stone sluice(石剅)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in regional dialects, especially in Hubei and Hunan areas, related to water management and agriculture.
  • Appears in some place names, reflecting historical local water infrastructure.
  • Represents traditional Chinese agricultural engineering for flood control and irrigation.

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