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Change log entry 78352
Processed by: goldyn_chyld (2023-03-27 05:41:49 GMT)
Comment: << review queue entry 73551 - submitted by 'richwarm' >>
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There are various other usages of 洗 in bound forms.
E.g. 洗冤, 洗劫, 受洗 ...

But if one reads the definition I have proposed, it doesn't take much imagination to see how 洗 comes to be used in these words.
E.g.
洗冤 - lit. to *wash away* (or *erase*) an injustice
受洗 - lit. to be *bathed* (immersed in water for baptism)

And of course, users can note these particular senses if they peruse our 洗 compounds.
Therefore, I would argue that in general we don't need to go into too much detail regarding specialized senses that occur in bound forms.

Other dictionaries (especially larger ones) adopt a different approach and list *all* the bound form senses.
E.g. For 洗, they may include a sense defined as "to redress".
Diff:
- 洗 洗 [xi3] /to wash/to bathe/to develop (photo)/
+ 洗 洗 [xi3] /to wash; to bathe/to develop (photographs)/to shuffle (cards etc)/to erase (a recording)/
By MDBG 2024
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