泽 - zé - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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泽 (澤)

zé

Definition

pool
pond
(of metals etc) luster
favor or beneficence
damp
moist

Character Decomposition

Related words (19)

泽塔

zé tǎ

zeta (Greek letter Ζζ)

泽泻

zé xiè

common water plantain (Alisma plantago-aquatica); water plantain rhizome (used in TCM)

泽鹬

zé yù

(bird species of China) marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

luster; gloss

favor from an emperor or high official

沼泽

zhǎo zé

marsh; swamp; wetlands; glade

津泽

jīn zé

fluids (esp. in plants); sap

moist

good fortune

color and luster; coloration; tincture

lakes and ponds

fellow soldier

marsh; swamp; everglade

一亲芳泽

yī qīn fāng zé

to get close to; to get on intimate terms with

沼泽地带

zhǎo zé dì dài

marsh; swamp; everglade

沼泽山雀

zhǎo zé shān què

(bird species of China) marsh tit (Poecile palustris)

see 竭泽而渔

rainfall

(bird species of China) striated grassbird (Megalurus palustris)

Idioms (2)

目无光泽

mù wú guāng zé

to have eyes without luster (idiom)

竭泽而渔

jié zé ér yú

(lit.) to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom); (fig.) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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