浒 (hǔ) - Riverbank, waterside & also used in place names and literary contexts.

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hǔ ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

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浒 · hǔ

Riverbank, waterside;

also used in place names and literary contexts.

Riverbank, watersidealso used in place names and literary contexts.

Usage highlights

RiverbankWatersideXugong IsletXushuguanXupu Town

Synonyms

  • 岸— bank, shore
  • 滨— water's edge, shore

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The story begins by the riverbank (水浒).
  • We walked along the waterside (水边浒).
  • He is from Jiangsu (江苏浒墅关).

Collocations

  • Riverbank(水浒)
  • Waterside(水浒)
  • Xugong Islet(浒公洲)
  • Xushuguan(浒墅关 - place in Jiangsu)
  • Xupu Town(浒浦镇 - place in Jiangsu)

Idioms

  • Water Margin (a classic novel)(水浒传)
  • By the river's edge(水浒之滨)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Gained significant cultural prominence from the classic novel 'Water Margin' (水浒传), one of China's Four Great Classical Novels.
  • Often used in geographical names for places located near water, particularly in Jiangsu province.

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