fú
湖（黻）色
technical
archaic
Meaning of 湖色
湖色 means pattern on ancient ceremonial robes; embroidered hem of a garment. Pronounced fú.
- pattern on ancient ceremonial robes
- embroidered hem of a garment
- ribbon for fastening an official seal
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
gāo高
guān官
lǐ礼
fú服
shàng上
xiù绣
yǒu有
fú黻
wén纹
。
Ancient high-ranking officials' ceremonial robes were embroidered with the 'fu' pattern.
《
Zuǒ左
zhuàn传
》
yǒu有
yán言
：
“
Huǒ火
lóng龙
fǔ黼
fú黻
，
zhāo昭
qí其
wén文
yě也
。
”
The 'Zuo Zhuan' says: 'The fire, dragon, axes, and 'fu' patterns display their ornamentation.'