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Kanji Detail for 涓 - "trickle, drop, slight, purify"
涓
- Meaning
涓 means "trickle, drop, slight, purify."
Trickle - A small stream; a rivulet.
Drop - A water droplet.
Slight - Small; trivial.
Purify - To cleanse; pure.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
drop; pure
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
brook, stream; select; pure
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Juan
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
brook, stream; pure; to select
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The finest water. As in 涓滴 (tiny drops), 涓埃 (specks of dust), all used to describe the most minute things. | To select. As in choosing an auspicious day is called 涓吉. | Clean. Eunuchs are also called 中涓 (palace attendants), meaning those who dwell in the forbidden palace and keep it clean.
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