潇水

瀟水

Xiāoshuǐ

proper noun

Meanings

1 Xiao River, in southern Hunan, which joins the Xiang at Yongzhou

Characters

deep and clear (of water)

Examples

HSK 7-9

潇水是湘江的一条支流。

Xiāoshuǐ shì Xiāngjiāng de yì tiáo zhīliú.

The Xiao River is a tributary of the Xiang.

HSK 7-9

永州的老城就在潇水边上。

Yǒngzhōu de lǎochéng jiù zài Xiāoshuǐ biānshang.

The old town of Yongzhou stands on the banks of the Xiao River.

Tips

usage

The pair 潇 + 湘 gives 潇湘, the poets' name for this part of Hunan and its misty rivers. 潇 'deep and clear' describes the water.

Stroke Order

潇 xiāo

水 shuǐ