hú

搰

Character · VerbTraditional涸

to dig; to stir mud

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to dig; to excavate

archaic

A literary/archaic term for digging.

Gǔ古
rén人
hú涸
jǐng井
yǐ以
qǔ取
shuǐ水
 。

The ancients dug wells to get water.

Hú涸
dì地
wéi为
chí池
 。

They dug the ground to make a pond.

2.

verb

to stir and make muddy; to roil

archaic

Literary term meaning to stir water so it becomes turbid.

Hú涸
qí其
qīng清
liú流
 。

He stirred and muddied the clear stream.

Wù勿
hú涸
zhǐ止
shuǐ水
 。

Do not roil the still water.