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湖
湖 ＝ 氵 ＋ 胡
ㄏㄨˊ · hú
noun — lake
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
Water (氵), with 胡 sounding it exactly — hú. A standing sheet of water held in by land: 湖水、湖邊、西湖.
意 · Meanings
(本義)湖泊— a lake常用
→湖北、湖南— north and south of the lake — the provinces named off Dongting
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension