Taxonomy of meanings for 溪:　　

  • 溪 xī (OC: khee MC: kʰei) 苦奚切 平 廣韻：【同谿 】

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    • VALLEY

      1. The standard word for a valley is gǔ 谷 (ant. shān 山 "mountain"), and the word presupposes a certain size without emphasising large size.

      2. Xī 谿 (later also written 溪 ) refers to a deep valley, preferably with a stream in it.

      3. Huò 壑 (ant. fēng 峰 "mountain top") refers generally to a deep large and impressive valley with or without running water in it, as the season may determine,, and the word is rarely used to refer specifically to a given valley.

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