| 澤 | 970C05 63A.10-4 | 部居  | 畫數 16 | ㄗㄜˊ [ze2] | ||
| N. | (1) A marsh, swamp: 湖澤 lakes and swamps; 川澤 streams and marshes; 沼澤 swamps; 澤國 [ze2guo2]↓; 澤地swampy ground, low land. (2) Kindness, beneficence: 恩澤 kindnesses done, favors shown; 澤民 to benefit the people: 上致君，下澤民 give the prince wise counsel and let the people benefit thereby; 澤及 confer benefits on. (3) Ancestral handwriting: 手澤（猶存） ancestor's calligraphic works (are still extant). (4) Good influence: 君子之澤，五世而斬 the good influence of men of virtue will not be lost for (at least) five generations. (5) Underwear: 與子同澤 (AC) I will share my shirts with you, hence 袍澤 comrades at arms. | |||||
| Adj. | Smooth, glossy: 光澤 radiant, lustrous; 潤澤 smooth and soft; 美澤可以鑑 such a bright surface that it can serve as a mirror. | |||||
| Words | 1. 澤漆 [ze2qi1], n., (bot.) the wart weed. 2. 澤國 [ze2guo2], n., land flooded with water: 盡成澤國 all the land is inundated. 3. 澤袍 [ze2pao2], n., comrades at arms. 4. 澤寫 [ze2xie4], n., (bot.) the water plantain. | |||||