浣
to wash; first/middle/last ten days of month; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesverb
to wash; to cleanse; to launder
literaryA classical/literary term for washing clothes or fabrics. Not common in modern spoken Chinese.
Women in ancient times often washed yarn by the river.
This silk garment needs to be carefully laundered.
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This painting depicts a scene of washing clothes by the stream.
noun
first/middle/last ten days of a month
archaicAn archaic, official term for the three ten-day divisions of a month, derived from a Tang Dynasty official bathing schedule. Now obsolete.
The work arrangement will be completed in the first ten days of the month.
In ancient texts, 'mid-huàn' was often used to refer to the middle ten days of the month.
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Please submit the report in the last ten days of the month.
noun
surname Huan
A relatively uncommon Chinese surname.
Mr. Huan is our new neighbor.
Historically, there was a notable figure named Huan Zhong.