籸 (shēn) - Dregs — refers to the residue left after & bran or chaff.

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Dregs — refers to the residue left after processing grains, especially from pressing oil or brewing;

bran or chaff.

Dregs — refers to the residue left afterbran or chaff.

Usage highlights

oil dregsrice branwine dregsgrain residuebran feedpressed residue

Synonyms

  • 麸— bran (wheat bran)
  • 渣— dregs, residue

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The oil press leaves behind dregs (油籸).
  • They feed the livestock with grain bran (米籸).
  • The brewery disposes of the spent grains (酒籸).

Collocations

  • oil dregs(油籸)
  • rice bran(米籸)
  • wine dregs(酒籸)
  • grain residue(谷籸)
  • bran feed(籸饲料)
  • pressed residue(榨籸)

Cultural background

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  • Historically associated with agricultural processing and byproducts.
  • Reflects traditional practices of utilizing all parts of harvested grains.

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