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Information of 谿
Pinyin
xī
Radical
谷
Strokes
17 strokes
Usage
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Definition
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谿
xī
（名）
1. Same as "溪" (stream).
2. (Original meaning): Mountain gorge, valley.
3. (Character formation method): Phonetic-semantic compound. From "water" and the sound "奚".
引
1. "Guangya" states: 谿 means valley.
2. "Lüshi Chunqiu" states: As high mountains relate to deep ravines. Note: “Without water is called 谿.”
3. "Erya" mentions: A river is called 谿. Commentary: "Emerging from a mountain and entering a river is 谿."
4. "Zuo Zhuan" states: The hairs of the gorge, ravine, and marsh. Commentary: "谿 is also a ravine."
5. "Xunzi" states: One cannot understand the depth of the earth without experiencing a deep ravine.
6. "Xu Xiake's Travels" states: The mountain occasionally reveals its rugged bones, yet one can still see the stream of 谿.
例
For example: 谿谷 (gorge and valley); 谿壑 (ravine).
(*Quoted from the traditional dictionary explanation)
(Note: It can also be read as "之又音".)