濬 (jùn) - Jun — to dredge, to deepen & to clear out (as in a waterway)

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jùn ｜ 17 strokes ｜ radical:

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濬 · jùn

Jun — to dredge, to deepen;

to clear out (as in a waterway);

profound, deep;

also used as a personal name.

Jun — to dredge, to deepento clear out (as in a waterway)profound, deep

Usage highlights

dredge a riverdeepen a canalprofound wisdomdredging projectclear and deepJun as a given name

Synonyms

  • 疏— to dredge, to clear obstructions
  • 深— deep, profound

Antonyms

  • 塞— to block, to clog
  • 浅— shallow, superficial

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • They need to dredge the river (濬河).
  • This is a profound philosophical text (濬哲).
  • The engineer supervised the canal deepening project (濬渠工程).
  • His given name contains the character Jun (名为濬).

Collocations

  • dredge a river(濬河)
  • deepen a canal(濬渠)
  • profound wisdom(濬哲)
  • dredging project(濬治)
  • clear and deep(濬深)
  • Jun as a given name(名濬)

Idioms

  • Profound wisdom and clear insight(濬哲文明)
  • Dredge the source and clear the flow(濬源疏流)
  • Deep wisdom and great strategy(濬哲宏谋)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to the act of dredging waterways to prevent flooding and improve irrigation, representing order and cultivation.
  • Used in historical personal names, particularly during the Three Kingdoms and Jin periods, conveying depth of character and wisdom.
  • The character appears in place names related to water management and in classical texts describing governance as 'dredging' administrative blockages.

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