yǐng郢
郢
place
Meaning of 郢
郢 means capital of the State of Chu during the Zhou Dynasty; located north of present-day Jiangling, Hubei. Pronounced yǐng.
- capital of the State of Chu during the Zhou Dynasty; located north of present-day Jiangling, Hubei
Character Info
Radical邑
Strokes9
Components
呈
阝
Stroke Order
郢
Definitions & Examples
Yǐng郢
dū都
shì是
zhàn战
guó国
shí时
qī期
Chǔ楚
guó国
de的
zhèng政
zhì治
zhōng中
xīn心
。
Yingdu was the political center of the State of Chu during the Warring States period.
Qū屈
Yuán原
zài在
《
āi哀
Yǐng郢
》
zhōng中
shū抒
fā发
le了
duì对
gù故
dū都
de的
sī思
niàn念
zhī之
qíng情
。
In "Lament for Ying," Qu Yuan expressed his longing for the former capital.
Yǐng郢
shū书
Yān燕
shuō说
bǐ比
yù喻
chuān穿
záo凿
fù附
huì会
，
qū曲
jiě解
yuán原
yì意
。
The idiom "Ying shu Yan shuo" refers to distorting the original meaning through far-fetched interpretation.