蘯 (dàng) - To wash & to cleanse
蘯 · dàng
To wash;
to cleanse;
to rinse;
to shake;
to sway;
to oscillate;
to wander;
to ramble;
to dissipate;
to squander.
To washto cleanseto rinse
Usage highlights
Rinse vegetablesSway gentlyWander aimlesslyShake offClear outSquander wealth
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Rinse the vegetables(荡菜)
- The boat rocked on the waves(船在浪中荡漾)
- He wandered aimlessly(他四处游荡)
- The sound echoed in the valley(声音在山谷中回荡)
Collocations
- Rinse vegetables(荡菜)
- Sway gently(荡漾)
- Wander aimlessly(游荡)
- Shake off(荡掉)
- Clear out(荡平)
- Squander wealth(荡产)
Idioms
- To squander one's family fortune(倾家荡产)
- To sweep away all obstacles(荡然无存)
- To roam freely and happily(放荡不羁)
- To cleanse one's heart and purify one's soul(荡涤心灵)
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally depicted washing actions in water, later extended to meanings of movement and cleansing
- Used in philosophical contexts to represent purification of mind and spirit
- Appears in classical texts describing both physical cleansing and emotional catharsis