澨 (shì) - Shi — refers to a riverbank, shore, or & also used in ancient place names.

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shì ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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澨 · shì

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

also used in ancient place names.

Shi — refers to a riverbank, shore, oralso used in ancient place names.

Usage highlights

RiverbankWatersideShishui place nameShiqiu place nameBank of a stream

Synonyms

  • 岸— bank, shore
  • 滨— water's edge, shore

Antonyms

  • 陆— land, continent
  • 山— mountain, hill

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The boat approached the riverbank (江澨).
  • They built a house by the waterside (水澨).
  • This area was called Shishui in ancient times (澨水).

Collocations

  • Riverbank(江澨)
  • Waterside(水澨)
  • Shishui place name(澨水)
  • Shiqiu place name(澨丘)
  • Bank of a stream(川澨)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts like the Classic of Mountains and Seas to describe waterside locations.
  • Used in historical place names, particularly in the Chu region during the Warring States period.

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