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Meaning of

涸 means to dry up; to exhaust (of water, tears, blood, etc.). Pronounced hé.

  • to dry up; to exhaust (of water, tears, blood, etc.)

Character Info

Radical
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Definitions & Examples

Jiǔ
hàn
 
dào
jīng
le
 

After a long drought without rain, the river channel has dried up.

de
yǎn
lèi
jié
le
 
zài
chū
lái
 

His tears have also dried up; he can cry no more.

zhé
zhī
 
dài
gān
lín
 

Like a fish in a dry rut, he waits urgently for rain.

Yóu
quē
jīn
 
gōng
zuì
zhōng
jié
dǎo
 

Due to a lack of funds, the company eventually went bankrupt.

kǒu
jǐng
zǎo
jiù
jiàn
le
 

That ancient well dried up to the bottom long ago.