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暵

Character · Verb

to sun-dry; to wither

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to dry in the sun; to expose to sunlight

literary

Literary term for drying something by exposing it to the sun. Often appears in classical texts.

Hàn暵
bǐ彼
nán南
mǔ亩
 ，
suì岁
qǔ取
shí十
qiān千
 。

He sunned those southern fields, taking ten thousand harvests each year.

Gǔ谷
wù物
zài在
yuàn院
zhōng中
hàn暵
shài晒
 。

The grain is sun-drying in the courtyard.

2.

verb

to cause to wither or dry up; to parch

literary

Transitive usage in literary language, indicating the action of causing plants or land to become dry and withered.

Hàn旱
bá魃
wèi为
nüè虐
 ，
hàn暵
qí其
hé禾
miáo苗
 。

The drought demon wreaked havoc, withering the crops.

Liè烈
rì日
hàn暵
cǎo草
mù木
 ，
dà大
dì地
wéi为
zhī之
jiāo焦
kū枯
 。

The scorching sun withered the plants, and the earth became parched.