sī

凘

Character · Noun

flowing ice during thaw

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Meanings

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noun

flowing ice during spring thaw; drift ice

archaic

A literary term used in classical Chinese texts to describe ice floes or drifting ice chunks in rivers during the melting season. Rarely used in modern vernacular.

Chūn春

huí回

dà大

dì地

，

hé河

zhōng中

de的

sī凘

huǎn缓

liú流

dòng动

。

As spring returns to the earth, the flowing ice in the river moves slowly.

Jiāng江

shàng上

sī凘

bīng冰

，

suí随

bō波

dōng东

qù去

。

The drift ice on the river flows eastward with the current.

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Gǔ古

rén人

cháng常

yòng用

sī凘

lái来

xíng形

róng容

chū初

chūn春

shí时

jié节

bīng冰

xuě雪

xiāo消

róng融

de的

jǐng景

xiàng象

。

Ancient writers often used 'sī' to describe the scene of ice and snow melting in early spring.