湔

Information about character(s)

Radical: 水
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 9
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: jiān, zàn, zhǎn, qián, jiàn
Cantonese: zin1
JapaneseKun: ARAU
JapaneseOn: SEN SAN
Korean: CEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: wash, cleanse; purge

CE-Dict: to wash/to redress (a wrong)/name of a river

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to wash

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《水部》湔水。出蜀郡緜虒玉壘山，東南入江。从水前聲。一曰手𤃬之。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集上】【水字部】湔
【廣韻】【集韻】子仙切【韻會】將先切，𠀤音煎。水名。【前漢·地理志】蜀郡綿虒縣玉壘山，湔水所出。　又手瀚也，灑也，傍沾也。【戰國策】汙明見春申君曰：君獨無意湔袚僕也。　又【廣韻】【正韻】𠀤側前切，音箋。又【廣韻】【集韻】𠀤子賤切，音箭。義𠀤同。　又【集韻】則旰切，音贊。與灒同。汗灑也。　又【廣韻】昨先切，音前。湔胡，藥名。
考證：〔【戰國策】汙明見春申君曰，君獨無意湔袚。〕　謹照原文湔袚下增僕也二字。

CF-Dict: nettoyer/purifier

Han-De-Dict: reinigen (u.E.)