瀃 (sì) - A drainage sluice or water gate & to drain water

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瀃 · sì

A drainage sluice or water gate;

to drain water;

to release water from a reservoir or canal.

A drainage sluice or water gateto drain waterto release water from a reservoir or canal.

Usage highlights

water sluicedrainage gateopen the sluicewooden sluicecanal sluiceirrigation sluice

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient irrigation system used a wooden sluice (木瀃) to control water flow.
  • They opened the sluice (开瀃) to drain the flooded field.
  • The canal's drainage gate (渠道瀃门) needed repair after the storm.
  • Water management in rice paddies often involves sluices (稻田瀃).

Collocations

  • water sluice(水瀃)
  • drainage gate(瀃门)
  • open the sluice(开瀃)
  • wooden sluice(木瀃)
  • canal sluice(渠道瀃)
  • irrigation sluice(灌溉瀃)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 瀃 represents ancient Chinese hydraulic engineering knowledge, crucial for agriculture and flood control.
  • This character appears in historical texts about water management systems in ancient China.
  • It reflects the importance of irrigation technology in the development of Chinese civilization.

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