How to write 淅

淅 [xī] 动 1. 本义: 淘米，以水洗米。 (En: To wash rice with water.) 2. 引 1. 《说文》：淅，洒米也。 2. 《广雅》：淅，洒也。 3. 《淮南子·兵略》：淅米而储之。 4. 《仪礼·士丧礼》：祝淅米于堂。 5. 《晋书》：矛头淅米剑头炊。 例 又如: 淅米 (to wash rice); 淅玉 (washed rice); 淅二泔 (the second wash water for rice); 淅箕 (bamboo strainer). 名 1. 淘过的米，洗后控去水的米。 (En: Rice that has been washed and drained.) 引 1. 《孟子·万章下》：孔子之去齐，接淅而行。 2. 象声词。多形容风雨声。寒凉。 (En: An onomatopoeic word that often describes the sounds of wind and rain; rustling, cold.) 例 如: 淅冽冽 (the sound of light rain or wind); 淅零淅留 (the sound of rain); 淅然 (cold). 3. 水名。又称析水，通称淅水，分为淅川、淅河。发源于河南省卢氏县，至渐川县双河镇附近入丹江。 (En: Name of a river, also known as the Xi River, originating from Lu County, Henan Province, flowing into the Dan River near Shuanghe Town, Jianchi County.)