How to write 湔

湔 [jiān] 1. 洗。 (wash; cleanse) 2. 洗：～洗（a. 洗濯；b. 除去耻辱）。 ～雪（洗刷罪名，昭雪冤屈）。 ～祓（涤除污秽、恶习）。 - Purge; purify: e.g., 洗刷罪名，昭雪冤屈 (clear one's name, vindicate). 3. 浸入，浸润。 (soak) 【本义】: 水名。湔水，在四川 (Original meaning: water name, 湔水, found in Sichuan) 【造字法】: 形声。从水，前声 (Character formation: phonetic-ideographic; from water, with a phonetic component). 【引】 1. 《三苍》：湔，濯也。 (In "San Cang": 湔 means to wash.) 2. 《广雅》：湔，洒也。 (In "Guang Ya": 湔 means to sprinkle.) 3. 王沂孙《南浦·春水》：谁道湔裙人远。 (In Wang Yisun's "Nanshu: Spring Water": Who says the one washing skirts is far?) 4. 《史记》：湔浣肠胃，漱涤五藏。 (In "Records of the Grand Historian": wash the intestines and stomach, rinse the five internal organs.) 【例】 又如: 湔除 (to wash away filth); 湔汰 (to cleanse); 湔刷 (to wash); 湔拂 (to clean, to remove). 1. 洗雪(耻辱); 清除(过失、罪责等) ([En.] purge; purify) 【引】 1. 《金史·张特立传》：近降赦恩，谋反大逆，皆蒙湔雪。 (In "History of the Jin": Recently granted clemency, those plotting rebellion were all purged.) 【例】 又如: 湔雪 (to wash away a crime, vindicate); 湔改 (to wash away guilt and repent); 湔贷 (to forgive and atone for sins); 湔洒 (to wash away and purge). 3. 浸入，浸润 ([En.] soak). 【例】 如: 湔润 (to soak); 湔拂 (to moisten).