湑

湑 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 水弓人月 (ENOB), four-corner 3712₇, composition ⿰氵胥)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 636, character 29
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17829
• Dae Jaweon: page 1043, character 26
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1690, character 6
• Unihan data for U+6E51

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sŋa, *sŋaʔ) : semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 胥 (OC *sŋa, *sŋaʔ).

湑

1. (literary) to strain spirits; to filter out the dregs in wine; to strain alcohol

   alt. forms: 醑

   • 有酒湑我，無酒酤我。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     有酒湑我，无酒酤我。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yǒu jiǔ xǔ wǒ, wú jiǔ gū wǒ. [Pinyin]

     If I have spirits, I strain them, do I; if I have no spirits, I buy them, do I.

2. (literary) lush; luxuriant

   • 裳裳者華，其葉湑兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     裳裳者华，其叶湑兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Shangshang zhě huá, qí yè xǔ xī. [Pinyin]

     Splendid are the flowers, And the leaves are luxuriant.

3. (literary) bright; clear (of dew)

   • 蓼彼蕭斯，零露湑兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     蓼彼萧斯，零露湑兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Liǎo bǐ xiāo sī, línglù xǔ xī. [Pinyin]

     How long grows the southernwood, With the dew lying on it so bright!

湑

1. A river in Shaanxi

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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• On (unclassified): しょ (sho)
• Kun: こす (kosu); きよい (kiyoi)

湑 • (seo) (hangeul 서, revised seo, McCune–Reischauer sŏ, Yale se)

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