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ditch; canal; he/she/it; ancient rake
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
ditch; canal; channel; waterway
Refers to artificial waterways for irrigation, drainage, or transport. Commonly used in compounds.
This canal irrigates farmland covering ten square miles.
The ditch is clogged and needs cleaning.
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This channel leads to the sea.
pronoun
he; she; it; that person
archaicUsed in classical Chinese (e.g., in '渠魁' meaning 'that leader') or in certain dialects (e.g., some Wu or Cantonese dialects) as a third-person singular pronoun.
Although that leader has been captured, the remaining followers have not yet dispersed.
How is it that this water is so clear? Because it has a source of living water. (Zhu Xi, 'Reflections on Reading')
noun
ancient four-toothed rake (farming implement)
archaicAn archaic agricultural tool with four teeth, used for leveling soil or gathering crops. This meaning is now obsolete in modern usage.
Holding the four-toothed rake to work the fields, planting according to the season.
The old farmer threw the rake onto the ridge of the field.