huáng

潢

Character · Noun · Verb

pond; dye paper

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

pond; pool (for collecting water)

archaic

Classical literary usage, rarely used in modern spoken language.

Shān山
xià下
yǒu有
yī一
dà大
huáng潢
 ，
shuǐ水
shēn深
bù不
kě可
cè测
 。

There is a large pond at the foot of the mountain, its depth immeasurable.

Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yú于
dī低
wā洼
chù处
jué掘
dì地
wéi为
huáng潢
 ，
yǐ以
xù蓄
yǔ雨
shuǐ水
 。

Ancient people often dug ponds in low-lying areas to store rainwater.

2.

verb

to dye paper; to color paper

archaic

An older term specifically for the process of dyeing paper. Traditionally read as huàng, but now commonly read as huáng.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
fēi扉
yè页
jīng经
guò过
jīng精
xīn心
de的
zhuāng装
huáng潢
 。

The title page of this book has been exquisitely decorated.

Zhuāng装
huáng潢
yī一
cí词
 ，
běn本
zhǐ指
zhuāng装
shì饰
shū书
jí籍
 、
rǎn染
zhǐ纸
měi美
huà化
 。

The term 'zhuāng huáng' originally referred to decorating books and beautifying paper by dyeing.