RIVERS    江河類

Individual RIVER.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. NB: Hé 河 is normally a proper name of Yellow River and its tributaries. [The term Huanghe was in use since the Han times. The river flows through the following provinces Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong. In the northeastern part of the Shandong province, it flows into the Bohai gulf. 2. Jiāng 江 is a proper name for the Yangtse River and its tributaries. [The greatest river of China. It flows through the following provinces and areas Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu. Overall length 6300 km.] 3. Huái 淮 belonged to the Four Great Rivers of antiquity. It springs from the Dongbo mountains in the Henan province, and then flows through the Anhui and Jiangsu. There it flows into the Jiāng. 4. Zhè shǔi 浙水, Zhè jiāng 浙江 is an ancient name of the modern Qiántángjiāng 錢塘江. It is the greatest river of the modern Zhejiang province. It flows into the Hangzhou bay south of the city of Hangzhou. Overall length 450 km. 5. Xiāng shǔi 湘水 is the greatest river in the modern Hunan province. It springs from the western slopes of the Donghaiyang mountains [Guangxi], and then flows through the cities of Hengyang and Changsha into the Dongting lake. Overall length 817 km. 6. Mì luó shǔi 汩羅水 is the river in the northeastern part of the modern Hunan province. It springs from the Xiang mountains near the city of Ningzhou [the modern Jiangxi province]. The overall length 250 km. The poet Qu Yuan is said to commit suicide by throwing himself into this river. 7. Yuán jiāng 沅江 is the river in the western part of the modern Hunan province. It springs from the Yunwu mountains in the Guizhou, and then flows to the east into the Dongting lake. Overall length 993 km. 8. Xiāo xiāng 瀟湘 is another name for the Xiāng shǔi 湘水. The name sometimes refers to the middle part of the Xiāng shǔi, where it meets with the Xiāo shǔi 瀟水. Mentioned already in the Shanhaijing. 9. Luò shǔi 洛水 is the river in the modern Henan province. The name was originally writen like 雒, in the period of the Three kingdoms it has been changed to 洛. Its spring is located in the Luonan county in the Shaanxi province, then it flows to the East through the cities Luoning, Yiyang, and Luoyang. In the modern Gong county, it flows into the Huanghe.　　　　　 10. Hàn shǔi 漢水, Hàn jiāng 漢江 is one of the most important rivers of ancient China. It springs from the Panzhong mountains in the modern Shaanxi province, then flows through the southern part of the Shaanxi, northwestern and central Hubei, and in the Hanyang city [Wuhan] it flows into the Changjiang. Overall length of the river is 1532 km. 11. Wèi shǔi 渭水, Wèi hé 渭河 is the most important tributary of the Huanghe. Its spring is located in the Niǎoshǔ 鳥鼠 mountains [Weiyuan county, Gansu province]. The river flows to the east, into the Huanghe. Its overall length is 787 km. 12. Jīng hé 涇河 is the northern tributary of the Wèi shǔi 渭水. It has two springs - the northern, which is located in the Pingliang, and the southern, located in Huating [both counties belong to the modern Gansu province]. The river flows into the Wèi shǔi 渭水 in the modern Gaoling county [Shaanxi province]. Its overall length is 451 km.　　 13. Lì zé 笠澤 is an original name of the later Sōng jiāng 松江. It springs from the Taihu lake, and flows to the east into the sea. An overall length of the river is 125 km. 14. Luòshǔi 洛水 15. Yīshǔi 伊水 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
Hypernym
  • RIVER　MUCH ASSEMBLED FLOWING WATER as PART OF LANDSCAPE. (anc: 7/0, child: 3)
  • WATER　INTENSELY COMMON TRANSPARENT LIQUID LACKING TASTE which FILLS RIVERS AND the SEA. (anc: 6/0, child: 10)
  • LIQUID　SUBSTANCE which CAN FLOW. (anc: 5/0, child: 9)
  • Apercus de civilisation chinoise ( DOSSIERS 2003) p. 80

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

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    河  hé OC: ɡlaal MC: ɦɑ 11 Attributions

    NB: Hé 河 is normally a proper name of Yellow River and its tributaries. [The term Huanghe was in use since the Han times. The river flows through the following provinces Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong. In the northeastern part of the Shandong province, it flows into the Bohai gulf.

    • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

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    • nprYellow River
    江  jiāng OC: krooŋ MC: kɣɔŋ 4 Attributions

    Jiāng 江 is a proper name for the Yangtse River and its tributaries. [The greatest river of China. It flows through the following provinces and areas Xizang, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu. Overall length 6300 km.]

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    • nprYangzi River (and its tributaries)
    新頭河  xīn tóu hé OC: siŋ doo ɡlaal MC: sin du ɦɑ 1 Attribution
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    • NPprbuddhistBUDDH: the river of Sindhu
    雒  luò OC: ɡ-raaɡ MC: lɑk 1 Attribution

    Luò shǔi 洛水is the river in the modern Henan province. The name was originally writen like 雒, in the period of the Three kingdoms it has been changed to 洛. Its spring is located in the Luonan county in the Shaanxi province, then it flows to the East through the cities Luoning, Yiyang, and Luoyang. In the modern Gong county, it flows into the Huanghe.

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    • nprRiver LuoCH
    尼連河  ní lián hé OC: nil b-ren ɡlaal MC: ɳi liɛn ɦɑ 1 Attribution
    • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 1891

    • 四分律 Sìfēnlǜ Dharmagupta[ka]vinaya Taishō ( SIFENLY) p. 781a11-19

      復作是念。不由欲不善法得樂法。復作是念。頗有習無欲捨不善法得樂法耶。然我不由此自苦身得樂法。我今寧可食少飯O得充氣力耶。爾時菩薩。於異時食少飯O 。得充氣力。時菩薩食少食時五人各各厭捨而去。自相謂言。此瞿曇沙門狂惑失道。豈有真實道耶。時菩薩氣力已充。復詣尼連禪水側入水洗浴身已出水上岸。

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    • NPprbuddhistBUDDH: river in India, skr. Nāra%njana
    身毒  shēn dú OC: qhjin duuɡ MC: ɕin duok 1 Attribution
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    • NPprbuddhist(BUDDH:) River Indus
    熙連河  xī lián hé OC: qhlɯ b-ren ɡlaal MC: hɨ liɛn ɦɑ 1 Attribution
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    • NPprbuddhist(BUDDH:) skr. Hiraṇya River
    易  yì MC: yeH OC: leeɡs 1 Attribution
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    • nprRiver YICH
    氾  fán MC: bjaem OC: bom 1 Attribution
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    • nprFan4 riverLZ
    汝  rǔ MC: nyoX OC: njaʔ 1 Attribution
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    • nprthe Rǔ riverDS
    濟  jǐ OC: tsiilʔ MC: tsei 1 Attribution
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    • nprname of a river
    濮  pú OC: pooɡ MC: puk 1 Attribution
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    • nprname of a River in Wèy
    濼  luò OC: ɡ-raawɡ MC: lɑk 1 Attribution
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    • nprname of a river
    瀟水  xiāo shuǐ OC: sɯɯw qhjulʔ MC: seu ɕi 0 Attributions

    Xiāo xiāng 瀟湘is another name for the Xiāng shǔi 湘水. The name sometimes refers to the middle part of the Xiāng shǔi, where it meets with the Xiāo shǔi 瀟水. Mentioned already in the Shanhaijing.

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    瀟湘  xiāo xiāng OC: sɯɯw sqaŋ MC: seu si̯ɐŋ 0 Attributions

    Xiāo xiāng 瀟湘is another name for the Xiāng shǔi 湘水. The name sometimes refers to the middle part of the Xiāng shǔi, where it meets with the Xiāo shǔi 瀟水. Mentioned already in the Shanhaijing.

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    沅江  yuán jiāng OC: ŋɡon krooŋ MC: ŋi̯ɐn kɣɔŋ 0 Attributions

    Yuán jiāng 沅江is the river in the western part of the modern Hunan province. It springs from the Yunwu mountains in the Guizhou, and then flows to the east into the Dongting lake. Overall length 993 km.

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    洛水  luò shuǐ OC: ɡ-raaɡ qhjulʔ MC: lɑk ɕi 0 Attributions

    Luò shǔi 洛水is the river in the modern Henan province. The name was originally writen like 雒, in the period of the Three kingdoms it has been changed to 洛. Its spring is located in the Luonan county in the Shaanxi province, then it flows to the East through the cities Luoning, Yiyang, and Luoyang. In the modern Gong county, it flows into the Huanghe.

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    浙水  zhè shuǐ OC: kljed qhjulʔ MC: tɕiɛt ɕi 0 Attributions

    Zhè shǔi 浙水, Zhè jiāng 浙江is an ancient name of the modern Qiántángjiāng 錢塘江. It is the greatest river of the modern Zhejiang province. It flows into the Hangzhou bay south of the city of Hangzhou. Overall length 450 km.

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    浙江  zhè jiāng OC: kljed krooŋ MC: tɕiɛt kɣɔŋ 0 Attributions

    Zhè shǔi 浙水, Zhè jiāng 浙江is an ancient name of the modern Qiántángjiāng 錢塘江. It is the greatest river of the modern Zhejiang province. It flows into the Hangzhou bay south of the city of Hangzhou. Overall length 450 km.

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    涇河  jīng hé OC: keeŋ ɡlaal MC: keŋ ɦɑ 0 Attributions

    Jīng hé 涇河is the northern tributary of the Wèi shǔi 渭水. It has two springs - the northern, which is located in the Pingliang, and the southern, located in Huating [both counties belong to the modern Gansu province]. The river flows into the Wèi shǔi 渭水in the modern Gaoling county [Shaanxi province]. Its overall length is 451 km.

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    渭水  wèi shuǐ OC: ɢuds qhjulʔ MC: ɦɨi ɕi 0 Attributions

    Wèi shǔi 渭水, Wèi hé 渭河is the most important tributary of the Huanghe. Its spring is located in the Niǎoshǔ 鳥鼠mountains [Weiyuan county, Gansu province]. The river flows to the east, into the Huanghe. Its overall length is 787 km.

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    渭河  wèi hé OC: ɢuds ɡlaal MC: ɦɨi ɦɑ 0 Attributions

    Wèi shǔi 渭水, Wèi hé 渭河is the most important tributary of the Huanghe. Its spring is located in the Niǎoshǔ 鳥鼠mountains [Weiyuan county, Gansu province]. The river flows to the east, into the Huanghe. Its overall length is 787 km.

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    湘水  xiāng shuǐ OC: sqaŋ qhjulʔ MC: si̯ɐŋ ɕi 0 Attributions

    Xiāng shǔi 湘水is the greatest river in the modern Hunan province. It springs from the western slopes of the Donghaiyang mountains [Guangxi], and then flows through the cities of Hengyang and Changsha into the Dongting lake. Overall length 817 km.

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    汨羅水  mì luó shuǐ OC: mleeɡ b-raal qhjulʔ MC: mek lɑ ɕi 0 Attributions

    Mì luó shǔi 汩羅水is the river in the northeastern part of the modern Hunan province. It springs from the Xiang mountains near the city of Ningzhou [the modern Jiangxi province]. The overall length 250 km. The poet Qu Yuan is said to commit suicide by throwing himself into this river.

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    笠澤  lì zé OC: ɡ-rub ɡrlaaɡ MC: lip ɖɣɛk 0 Attributions

    Lì zé 笠澤is an original name of the later Sōng jiāng 松江. It springs from the Taihu lake, and flows to the east into the sea. An overall length of the river is 125 km.

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    夏  xià OC: ɡraaʔ MC: ɦɣɛ 0 Attributions
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    • nprRiver Xia 1. =River Han 漢，2.river mentioned in CHUCI.
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
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    • nprRiver YICH
    沂  yí OC: ŋɡɯl MC: ŋɨi 0 Attributions

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    • Epithet: 清/CLEAN Qīng 清 focusses on translucence in its literal meaning.

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    • nprRiver Yí
    涇  jīng OC: keeŋ MC: keŋ 0 Attributions
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    • nprgeographicname of river
    淮  huái OC: ɡruul MC: ɦɣɛi 0 Attributions

    Huái 淮belonged to the Four Great Rivers of antiquity. It springs from the Dongbo mountains in the Henan province, and then flows through the Anhui and Jiangsu. There it flows into the Jiāng.

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    滄  cāng OC: skhaaŋ MC: tshɑŋ 0 Attributions
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    • nprRiver Cāng
    漢  hàn OC: qhlaans MC: hɑn 0 Attributions

    Hàn shǔi 漢水, Hàn jiāng漢江is one of the most important rivers of ancient China. It springs from the Panzhong mountains in the modern Shaanxi province, then flows through the southern part of the Shaanxi, northwestern and central Hubei, and in the Hanyang city [Wuhan] it flows into the Changjiang. Overall length of the river is 1532 km.

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    • nprRiver Han
    濠  háo MC: haw OC: ɡoow 0 Attributions
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    • nprHáo riverDS
    乾溪  gān xī OC: kaan khee MC: kɑn khei 0 Attributions
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    • NP{PL}Name of a river.