pì

澼

Character · Noun

see 洴澼

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

used in the compound 洴澼 (píng pì); the washing or bleaching of silk

This character is not used independently; it appears only in the compound 洴澼 (or 洴澼絖), referring to the ancient craft of washing and bleaching raw silk or silkworm cocoons.

Píng【
pì洴
kuàng澼
shì絖
gǔ】
dài是
piǎo古
xǐ代
sī漂
xù洗
de丝
gōng絮
xù的
 工
 序
 。

Píng pì kuàng was an ancient process for washing and bleaching silk floss.

Cǐ此
rén人
shàn善
yú於
píng【
pì洴
jì澼
yì】
 ,
jīng技
zhàn藝
 精
 湛
 。

This person is skilled at washing and bleaching silk, possessing exquisite craftsmanship.