洔 (zhǐ) - to stop & to accumulate water
洔 · zhǐ
to stop;
to accumulate water;
to dam up water
to stopto accumulate waterto dam up water
Usage highlights
to dam wateraccumulated waterwater stoppingdamming techniquewater retentionflood control
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The river was dammed up (洔水) to create a reservoir.
- Water accumulated (洔积) after the heavy rainfall.
- Ancient irrigation systems used damming techniques (洔水技术).
Collocations
- to dam water(洔水)
- accumulated water(洔积)
- water stopping(洔止)
- damming technique(洔术)
- water retention(洔留)
- flood control(洔洪)
Cultural background
FAQ- This character appears in ancient Chinese texts related to water management and irrigation.
- It reflects traditional Chinese hydraulic engineering practices for agriculture.