潢 (huáng) - Huang — refers to a pond, pool, or & also used in the name of the Huang

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huáng ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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潢 · huáng

Huang — refers to a pond, pool, or moat;

also used in the name of the Huang River;

can mean to dye or decorate paper.

Huang — refers to a pond, pool, oralso used in the name of the Huangcan mean to dye or decorate paper.

Usage highlights

Imperial moatDecorative paperHuang RiverDye paperPool of waterDecorate books

Synonyms

  • 池— pond, pool
  • 塘— pond, pool
  • 染— to dye

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The imperial moat was deep (潢池).
  • This is decorative paper (潢纸).
  • The Huang River flows through the region (潢河).
  • They are dredging the pond (潢池).

Collocations

  • Imperial moat(潢池)
  • Decorative paper(潢纸)
  • Huang River(潢河)
  • Dye paper(潢染)
  • Pool of water(潢潢)
  • Decorate books(潢裱)

Idioms

  • A trifling matter not worth mentioning(潢池弄兵)
  • As deep as the imperial moat(潢潢之深)
  • To decorate and make beautiful(潢饰之美)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically associated with imperial moats and water features in Chinese palaces.
  • Used in traditional paper-making and book decoration techniques.
  • Appears in geographical names like the Huang River in China.

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