濣 (wò) - To draw or scoop water & archaic term for ladling or dipping water from
濣 · wò
To draw or scoop water;
archaic term for ladling or dipping water from a container.
To draw or scoop waterarchaic term for ladling or dipping water from
Usage highlights
ladle waterdraw from a wellscoop river waterdip from a springfetch waterwater ladling
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He used a gourd to ladle water (濣水).
- The ancient text mentions drawing water from a well (濣井).
- The ritual required scooping river water (濣河水).
Collocations
- ladle water(濣水)
- draw from a well(濣井)
- scoop river water(濣河)
- dip from a spring(濣泉)
- fetch water(濣取)
- water ladling(濣舀)
Cultural background
FAQ- Appears in classical texts describing water-drawing rituals or daily water-fetching activities.
- Reflects historical water management practices before modern plumbing.
- Rare in modern usage, primarily of interest to scholars of classical Chinese.