WASH  洗洗

CLEANSE USING WATER.
CLEAN ONESELFBATHETAKE A BATHSHOWERSOAKFRESHEN UPFORMAL PERFORM ONE'S ABLUTIONS
Hypernym
  • CLEANSECAUSE TO BECOME CLEAN.
    • CLEANLACK DIRT OR NOT CONTAIN DIRT, TYPICALLY on the SURFACE.
      • LACKSITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE.
        • SITUATIONRELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT....
See also
Hyponym
  • BATHE　WASH one's BODY OR PARTS of one's BODY.
    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 ／

    • 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

    洗  xǐ OC: sɯɯlʔ MC: sei 18 Attributions

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

      Syntactic words
    • 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 Attributions

    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).

      Syntactic words
    • 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 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • 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 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNwashed and bleached; used for washing
    • vtoNwash; clean
    • vtoNfigurativepurify
    澣  huàn OC: ɡonʔ MC: ɦʷɑn 4 Attributions

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

      Syntactic words
    • vadNwashed; clean
    • vtoNwash (clothes)
    洗淨  xǐ jìng OC: sɯɯlʔ skhreeŋ MC: sei dziɛŋ 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)wash so as to make clean> wash clean
    沐  mù OC: mooɡ MC: muk 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]wash one's headLZ
    • vtoNwash one's head and hair
    浴  yù OC: k-loɡ MC: ji̯ok 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)to wash
    • vtoNwash in
    • vtoNfigurativecleanse, purify
    洴澼  píng pì OC: beeŋ pheeɡ MC: beŋ phek 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNwash (silk)
    浣  huàn OC: ɡoonʔ MC: ɦʷɑn 2 Attributions

    Huàn 浣 refers to the washing off of manifest dirt.

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)wash the determinate thing
    • vtoN(originally Qí 齊dialect:) wash clothes by rinsing them GONGYANG
    • vtoNobject=dirtwash away
    溉  gài OC: kɯɯds MC: kəi 2 Attributions

    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)
    溲  sǒu OC: sruʔ MC: ʂɨu 2 Attributions

    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).

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNsoak, wash LIJI
    漱  shù OC: srus MC: ʂɨu 2 Attributions

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

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNrinse (clothes, with one's hands)
    • vtoNfigurativesplash acrossCH
    汙  wù OC: qʷlaas MC: ʔuo̝ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash, cleanse
    沃  wò OC: qowɡ MC: ʔuok 1 Attribution

    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).

      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]wash one's hands
    • vtoNrinse and wash (hands) (ZHOULI)
    洗  xǐ OC: sqɯɯlʔ MC: sei 1 Attribution

      Word relations

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNfigurativewash
    滌  dí OC: ɡ-lɯɯwɡ MC: dek 1 Attribution

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

      Syntactic words
    • vifigurativebe "washed" in
    • vtoNclean by rinsing (dishes etc)
    盥  guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 1 Attribution

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash; wash away (presumably using a washing basin in the process)
    糔  xiǔ OC: suʔ MC: sɨu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash [soak][CA]
    沃盥  wò guàn OC: qowɡ koons MC: ʔuok kʷɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiwash oneself (hands and face)
    摡  gài OC: kɯɯds MC: kəi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNK: scour, wash, scrub (ZHOULI) [brush away; clean away][CA]
    洮  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash
    洴  píng OC: beeŋ MC: beŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash silk by beating it in water
    淅  xī OC: seeɡ MC: sek 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash rice
    淘  táo OC: b-lu MC: dɑu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNP: wash in pan or basket
    湔  jiān OC: tsen MC: tsiɛn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash away dirty spots in something ZGC
    渳  mǐ OC: meʔ MC: miɛ 0 Attributions

    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).

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash dead body (ZHOULI)
    滫  xiǔ OC: sqlɯwʔ MC: sɨu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash rice
    瀹  yuè OC: lewɡ MC: ji̯ɐk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNto clean; wash; purify
    盪  dàng OC: ɡ-laaŋʔ MC: dɑŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNP: wash
    繰  zǎo OC: tsaawʔ MC: tsɑu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNP: wash
    雪  xuě OC: sqled MC: siɛt 0 Attributions

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

      Syntactic words
    沬  huì OC: qhʷɯɯs MC: huo̝i 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactwash the face
    水  shuǐ OC: qhjulʔ MC: ɕi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNOBI: wash by the use of water (a hall etc)

    Existing SW for

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