澥 (xiè) - Xie — refers to a creek or inlet & a strait

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xiè ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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澥 · xiè

Xie — refers to a creek or inlet of the sea;

a strait;

to dissolve or become watery;

in ancient usage, referred to the Bohai Sea.

Xie — refers to a creek or inleta straitto dissolve or become watery

Usage highlights

Bohai Seasea inletdissolved mudwatery saucestraitcreek

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 浓— thick, concentrated
  • 稠— viscous, dense

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The boat entered the narrow inlet (海澥).
  • The mud dissolved into watery slurry (泥澥).
  • He studied the geography of the Bohai Sea (渤海之澥).
  • The sauce became too thin (酱澥了).

Collocations

  • Bohai Sea(渤海之澥)
  • sea inlet(海澥)
  • dissolved mud(泥澥)
  • watery sauce(酱澥)
  • strait(海峡)
  • creek(河澥)

Idioms

  • The vast Bohai Sea(茫茫渤海之澥)
  • Dissolving like ice(如冰之澥)
  • The distant strait(遥远之海澥)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Historically used in classical texts to refer to the Bohai Sea and other bodies of water.
  • In modern usage, it can describe something becoming watery or diluted, especially in northern Chinese dialects.
  • The character appears in some place names, though it is relatively rare in contemporary usage.

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