WASH    洗洗

CLEANSE USING WATER.
CLEAN ONESELFBATHETAKE A BATHSHOWERSOAKFRESHEN UPFORMAL PERFORM ONE'S ABLUTIONS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. Zhuó 濯 is a flexible word for washing anything, from parts of the body to other objects, and the word even has figurative abstract uses where it comes close to meaning "purify", as in purifying one's heart. 2. Xǐ 洗 refers primarily to the washing of feet but does have a wide generalised use. 3. Dí 滌 refers primarily to the washing of dishes, but also has considerable extended and generalised uses. 4. Huǎn 澣 refers to the washing of dirty clothes we are told. 5. Huàn 浣 refers to the washing off of manifest dirt. 6. Shù 漱 refers to the washing of clothes that are not especially dirty. 7. There is a particular proliferation for ritual cleansing in classical Chinese like wò 沃 "cleanse hands ritually, see also gài 摡 / 溉, mí 渳, sōu 溲 ). 8. Xuě 雪 is only used in transferred figurative senses (xuě 雪 "wash away (guilt etc)").
Modern Chinese Criteria
洗 浣 滌 濯 澡 漱 湔 湔洗 清洗 洗滌 洗濯 滌蕩 滌除 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • BATHE　WASH one's BODY OR PARTS of one's BODY. (anc: 10/0, child: 0)
See also
Hypernym
  • CLEANSE　CAUSE TO BECOME CLEAN. (anc: 8/0, child: 1)
  • CLEAN　LACK DIRT OR NOT CONTAIN DIRT, TYPICALLY on the SURFACE. (anc: 7/0, child: 1)
  • LACK　SITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE. (anc: 6/0, child: 48)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.36

  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 277

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 635

  • Handbook of Greek Synonymes, from the French of M. Alex. Pillon, Librarian of the Bibliothèque Royale , at Paris, and one of the editors of the new edition of Plaché's Dictionnaire Grec-Français, edited, with notes, by the Rev. Thomas Kerchever Arnold, M.A. Rector of Lyndon, and late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ( PILLON 1850) p. no.360

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 411

    • Words (34 items)

    洗  xǐ OC: sɯɯlʔ MC: sei 18 AttributionsWD

    Xǐ 洗 refers primarily to the washing of feet but does have a wide generalised use.

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    • nabactwashing
    • vt(oN)wash something contextually determinate; often specifically: wash the ceremonial cup
    • vtoNwash away the dust; wash horses; wash (a cup)
    • vtoNfigurativecleanse, purify
    濯  zhuó OC: rleewɡ MC: ɖɣɔk 15 AttributionsWD

    Zhuó 濯 is a flexible word for washing anything, from parts of the body to other objects, and the word even has figurative abstract uses where it comes close to meaning "purify", as in purifying one's heart.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 洗/WASH
    • Assoc: 溉/WASH There is a particular proliferation for ritual cleansing in classical Chinese like wò 沃 "cleanse hands ritually, see also gài 摡/溉, mí 渳, sōu 溲).

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    • nabactthe washing
    • vadNwashed
    • vt(oN)wash the determinate thing.
    • vt[oN]wash things, conduct washing
    • vtoNwash
    • vtoNfigurativewash
    洗  xǐ OC: sqɯɯlʔ MC: sei
    灑  xǐ OC: sbrelʔ MC: ʂiɛ 5 AttributionsWD
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    • nsubjectsomeone who sprinkles and washes
    • vt[oN]wash things
    • vtoNcleanse by sprinkling; sprinkle (灑 CANNOT BE USED FOR WASHING, ONLY SPRINKLING)
    • vtoNpassivebe washed and clean, pure (灑 CANNOT BE USED FOR WASHING, ONLY SPRINKLING)
    澡  zǎo OC: tsaawʔ MC: tsɑu 5 AttributionsWD
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    • vadNwashed and bleached; used for washing
    • vtoNwash; clean
    • vtoNfigurativepurify
    洗淨  xǐ jìng OC: sɯɯlʔ skhreeŋ MC: sei dziɛŋ 4 AttributionsWD
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    • VPt(oN)wash so as to make clean> wash clean
    澣  huàn OC: ɡonʔ MC: ɦʷɑn 4 AttributionsWD

    Huǎn 澣 refers to the washing of dirty clothes we are told.

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    • vadNwashed; clean
    • vtoNwash (clothes)
    洴澼  píng pì OC: beeŋ pheeɡ MC: beŋ phek 3 AttributionsWD
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    • VPtoNwash (silk)
    沐  mù OC: mooɡ MC: muk 3 AttributionsWD
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    • vt[oN]wash one's headLZ
    • vtoNwash one's head and hair
    浴  yù OC: k-loɡ MC: ji̯ok 3 AttributionsWD
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    • vt(oN)to wash
    • vtoNwash in
    • vtoNfigurativecleanse, purify
    漱  shù OC: srus MC: ʂɨu 2 AttributionsWD

    Shù 漱 refers to the washing of clothes that are not especially dirty.

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    • vtoNrinse (clothes, with one's hands)
    • vtoNfigurativesplash acrossCH
    溉  gài OC: kɯɯds MC: kəi 2 AttributionsWD

    There is a particular proliferation for ritual cleansing in classical Chinese like wò 沃 "cleanse hands ritually, see also gài 摡/溉, mí 渳, sōu 溲).

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 濯/WASH Zhuó 濯 is a flexible word for washing anything, from parts of the body to other objects, and the word even has figurative abstract uses where it comes close to meaning "purify", as in purifying one's heart.

      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]wash things
    • vtoNwash (dishes, pots and pans)
    浣  huàn OC: ɡoonʔ MC: ɦʷɑn 2 AttributionsWD

    Huàn 浣 refers to the washing off of manifest dirt.

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    • vt(oN)wash the determinate thing
    • vtoN(originally Qí 齊dialect:) wash clothes by rinsing them GONGYANG
    • vtoNobject=dirtwash away
    溲  sǒu OC: sruʔ MC: ʂɨu 2 AttributionsWD

    There is a particular proliferation for ritual cleansing in classical Chinese like wò 沃 "cleanse hands ritually, see also gài 摡/溉, mí 渳, sōu 溲).

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    • vtoNsoak, wash LIJI
    洗  xǐ OC: sqɯɯlʔ MC: sei 1 AttributionWD

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    • vtoNfigurativewash
    糔  xiǔ OC: suʔ MC: sɨu 1 AttributionWD
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    • vtoNwash [soak][CA]
    滌  dí OC: ɡ-lɯɯwɡ MC: dek 1 AttributionWD

    Dí 滌 refers primarily to the washing of dishes, but also has considerable extended and generalised uses.

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    • vifigurativebe "washed" in
    • vtoNclean by rinsing (dishes etc)
    沃  wò OC: qowɡ MC: ʔuok 1 AttributionWD

    There is a particular proliferation for ritual cleansing in classical Chinese like wò 沃 "cleanse hands ritually, see also gài 摡/溉, mí 渳, sōu 溲).

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    • vt[oN]wash one's hands
    • vtoNrinse and wash (hands) (ZHOULI)
    汙  wù OC: qʷlaas MC: ʔuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
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    • vtoNwash, cleanse
    盥  guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 1 AttributionWD

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    • vtoNwash; wash away (presumably using a washing basin in the process)
    沃盥  wò guàn OC: qowɡ koons MC: ʔuok kʷɑn 1 AttributionWD
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    • VPiwash oneself (hands and face)
    滫  xiǔ OC: sqlɯwʔ MC: sɨu 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNwash rice
    洮  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNwash
    洴  píng OC: beeŋ MC: beŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNwash silk by beating it in water
    水  shuǐ OC: qhjulʔ MC: ɕi 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNOBI: wash by the use of water (a hall etc)
    摡  gài OC: kɯɯds MC: kəi 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNK: scour, wash, scrub (ZHOULI) [brush away; clean away][CA]
    淅  xī OC: seeɡ MC: sek 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNwash rice
    沬  huì OC: qhʷɯɯs MC: huo̝i 0 AttributionsWD
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    • viactwash the face
    湔  jiān OC: tsen MC: tsiɛn 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNwash away dirty spots in something ZGC
    渳  mǐ OC: meʔ MC: miɛ 0 AttributionsWD

    There is a particular proliferation for ritual cleansing in classical Chinese like wò 沃 "cleanse hands ritually, see also gài 摡/溉, mí 渳, sōu 溲).

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    • vtoNwash dead body (ZHOULI)
    瀹  yuè OC: lewɡ MC: ji̯ɐk 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNto clean; wash; purify
    繰  zǎo OC: tsaawʔ MC: tsɑu 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNP: wash
    盪  dàng OC: ɡ-laaŋʔ MC: dɑŋ 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNP: wash
    淘  táo OC: b-lu MC: dɑu 0 AttributionsWD
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    • vtoNP: wash in pan or basket
    雪  xuě OC: sqled MC: siɛt 0 AttributionsWD

    Xuě 雪 is only used in transferred figurative senses (xuě 雪"wash away (guilt etc)").

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