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泔
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water from washing

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
gān
カン、ゴン
ゆす.る
Sweet 甘 water 氵; 甘 also provides the pronunciation
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 甘 sweet =
泔 water from washing
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
甘 Meaning component
gān sweet
sweetness
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
泔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
泔 [gān]
slop from rinsing rice
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
泔水 [gān​shuǐ] #28,578
slop