潯 (xún) - Xun — refers to a riverbank, waterside, or & also used in place names and as a

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xún ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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潯 · xún

Xun — refers to a riverbank, waterside, or shore;

also used in place names and as a unit of measurement for depth.

Xun — refers to a riverbank, waterside, oralso used in place names and as a

Usage highlights

RiverbankWatersideXunyangDepth measurementLakeshoreSeashore

Synonyms

  • 濱— shore, bank, beach
  • 岸— shore, bank, coast

Antonyms

  • 陸— land, shore (opposite of waterside)
  • 山— mountain (contrasting with water environments)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • We walked along the riverbank (江潯).
  • The depth was measured in xun (潯).
  • Xunyang District is in Jiujiang City (潯陽區).
  • The water level reached the shore (水潯).

Collocations

  • Riverbank(江潯)
  • Waterside(水潯)
  • Xunyang(潯陽)
  • Depth measurement(潯)
  • Lakeshore(湖潯)
  • Seashore(海潯)

Idioms

  • Searching high and low(窮搜博潯)
  • By the riverside(江潯之畔)
  • Xunyang's ancient charm(潯陽古韻)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used as a unit of depth measurement in Chinese maritime tradition.
  • Appears in classical poetry and literature to describe scenic waterside locations.
  • Strongly associated with Xunyang (now Jiujiang), an important cultural and transportation hub along the Yangtze River.

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