(qiān) - Ancient name of a river & archaic character with limited modern usage.

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qiān | 6 strokes | radical: 氵

· qiān

Ancient name of a river;

archaic character with limited modern usage.

Ancient name of a riverarchaic character with limited modern usage.

Usage highlights

Ancient river nameArchaic characterHistorical text referenceWater

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient river name (汘水) appears in historical texts.
  • This character (汘) is rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • Scholars study archaic characters like 汘 in philological research.

Collocations

  • Ancient river name(汘水)
  • Archaic character(古字汘)
  • Historical text reference(古籍中的汘)
  • Water-related term(水部字汘)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 汘 is an archaic character primarily found in ancient texts referring to a river name.
  • As a rarely used character, it holds interest mainly for philologists and historians of Chinese writing.

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