湏 (huì) - Ancient form of 沬 (mèi), meaning 'to wash & also an obsolete variant of 須 (xū), meaning

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湏 · huì

Ancient form of 沬 (mèi), meaning 'to wash the face';

also an obsolete variant of 須 (xū), meaning 'must, necessary'.

Ancient form of 沬 (mèi), meaning 'to washalso an obsolete variant of 須 (xū), meaning

Usage highlights

wash facemust haveancient charactervariant form

Synonyms

  • 沬— to wash the face
  • 須— must, necessary

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text used 湏 for washing (湏面).
  • In some documents, 湏 appears where 須 is expected (必湏 for 必须).
  • This character is rarely used in modern Chinese (现代汉语中很少使用湏).

Collocations

  • wash face(湏面)
  • must have(必湏)
  • ancient character(古字湏)
  • variant form(异体字湏)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 湏 is primarily found in classical texts and historical documents.
  • It represents an archaic character form that has been largely replaced by 沬 and 須 in modern usage.

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