xùn
噀
spray from mouth; expectorate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to hold liquid in the mouth and spray it out; to expectorate
literaryLiterary or archaic usage (书). Often appears in classical texts describing ritual spraying of water or wine. The variant form 噀 (with mouth radical 口) is more commonly encountered.
Wū巫
zhě者
hán含
shuǐ水
xùn潠
zhī之
，
yǐ以
qū驱
xié邪
suì祟
。
The shaman held water in his mouth and sprayed it to drive away evil spirits.
Xùn潠
shuǐ水
miè灭
huǒ火
，
gǔ古
rén人
yìng应
jí急
zhī之
fǎ法
yě也
。
Spraying water from the mouth to extinguish fire was an emergency method used by the ancients.
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《
Hòu后
Hàn汉
Shū书
》
zǎi载
，
yǒu有
rén人
xùn潠
jiǔ酒
wéi为
yǔ雨
，
yǐ以
qí祈
fēng丰
nián年
。
The Book of the Later Han records that someone sprayed wine like rain to pray for a bountiful harvest.
Cǐ此
zì字
jīn今
hǎn罕
yòng用
，
wéi惟
jiàn见
yú於
xùn潠
shuǐ水
、
xùn潠
jiǔ酒
děng等
wén文
yán言
cí词
yǔ语
zhōng中
。
This character is rarely used today, seen only in literary expressions such as 'spray water' and 'spray wine'.