澮 (huì) - Hui — refers to irrigation ditches, drainage channels, & also appears in place names.

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huì ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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澮 · huì

Hui — refers to irrigation ditches, drainage channels, or small streams;

also appears in place names.

Hui — refers to irrigation ditches, drainage channels,also appears in place names.

Usage highlights

Kuai Riverirrigation ditchsmall streamdrainage channelKuai TownKuai River Town

Synonyms

  • 沟— ditch, channel
  • 渠— canal, channel
  • 渎— ditch, waterway

Antonyms

  • 旱— drought, dry
  • 陆— land, dry ground

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The irrigation ditch (沟浍) helps with farmland drainage.
  • Small streams (浍水) flow into the river.
  • Kuai River (浍河) is a tributary in Anhui province.
  • Ancient texts mention drainage channels (浍) for flood control.

Collocations

  • Kuai River(浍河)
  • irrigation ditch(沟浍)
  • small stream(浍水)
  • drainage channel(浍渠)
  • Kuai Town(浍沟镇)
  • Kuai River Town(浍河镇)

Idioms

  • As shallow as a ditch(沟浍之浅)
  • Ditches and drains(沟沟浍浍)
  • The Kuai flows eastward(浍水东流)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily a geographical/hydrological term referring to man-made or natural water channels.
  • Appears in several place names in northern China, particularly in Anhui and Henan provinces.
  • Historically used in agricultural contexts for irrigation and flood control systems.

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