滸 (hǔ) - Water's edge, riverside, bank & used in place names and literary contexts.

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hǔ ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

滸 · hǔ

Water's edge, riverside, bank;

used in place names and literary contexts.

Water's edge, riverside, bankused in place names and literary contexts.

Usage highlights

Water MarginRiverbankWatersideLakeshoreSeashoreBank of a stream

Synonyms

  • 岸— shore, bank
  • 滨— shore, bank, beach
  • 畔— side, bank

Antonyms

  • 中— center, middle (as opposed to edge)
  • 心— heart, center

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The story begins at the riverbank (水浒).
  • He waited by the waterside (水滸).
  • This town is located on the riverbank (河滸).
  • The novel Water Margin is famous (《水浒传》).

Collocations

  • Water Margin (novel)(水浒传)
  • Riverbank(河滸)
  • Waterside(水滸)
  • Lakeshore(湖滸)
  • Seashore(海滸)
  • Bank of a stream(江滸)

Idioms

  • Water Margin (classic novel)(《水浒传》)
  • By the river's edge(在水之滸)
  • Living by the water(居于江滸)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Prominently featured in the title of the classic Chinese novel 'Water Margin' (《水浒传》), one of the Four Great Classical Novels.
  • Literary and poetic term for waterside or bank, evoking natural scenery.
  • Used in historical place names to denote locations near water bodies.

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