How to write 浔

浔 (潯 xún) 1. Water's edge; deep part of the water body. Example: 江～ (river's edge). 2. An alternative name for Jiujiang city in Jiangxi Province, China. Example: 浔阳是江西九江市的别名 (Xunyang is an alternative name for Jiujiang city). 3. Name of a river (Xun River). 4. Xun River, located southeast of Ju County in Shandong Province, flows southwest into the Shuhe River. 5. Xun River, alternative name for the segment of the West River from Guiping County to Wuzhou City in eastern Guangxi Province. 量 (Measurement) 1. A unit for measuring water depth in oceanography (fathom); 1 浔 = 1.852 meters. 2. See also hǎixún. 引文 (References) 1. "说文" states: 浔, 厓深也 (Xun, meaning deep edge). 2. "广雅" states: 浔, 厓也 (Xun, meaning edge). 3. "淮南子·原道" states: 故虽游于江浔海裔 (Thus, although we swim in the rivers and seas). Note: "厓也" (meaning edge). 4. Mei Cheng's "七发": 弭节乎江浔 (to halt at the river's edge). 5. "三国演义": 吴蜀成婚此水浔 (Wu and Shu unite at this water's edge). 6. "淮南子": 故虽游于江浔海裔 (Thus, although we swim in the rivers and seas). 例句 (Example): 浔涘 (riverbank). 量 (Measurement) 1. A unit for measuring water depth in oceanography (fathom); 1 浔 = 1.852 meters. 2. See also hǎixún. 旧称 (Old Name) hǎixún (潯 hǎixún) 1. An old term for nautical fathom.