tuán
𬇘
abundant dew; heavy dew
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
abundant; heavy; copious (of dew)
literaryA literary term used in classical Chinese to describe heavy morning dew. Most famously appears in the Classic of Poetry (Shijing) in the poem 'Ye You Man Cao' (Wild Grass). This character is rarely used in modern spoken Chinese except in literary or poetic contexts.
Yě野
yǒu有
màn蔓
cǎo草
，
líng零
lù露
tuán漙
xī兮
。
In the wilds is creeping grass, with heavy drops of morning dew.
Qīng清
chén晨
de的
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
tuán漙
lù露
wèi未
xī晞
。
The heavy morning dew on the grass had not yet dried in the early morning.
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Tuán漙
tuán漙
de的
yè夜
lù露
zhān沾
shī湿
le了
yóu游
zǐ子
de的
yī衣
shang裳
。
The abundant night dew dampened the traveler's clothes.