cleanse / river in Gansu province

even if one says

purification; cleansing

to purify; to cleanse

strength / power / force

mind, heart, spirit, soul; thoughts, ideas / attention, mind, interest / heart, feelings, emotion, emotional state / wholeheartedness, sincerity, true heart

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]