chāng
阊阖
heavenly gate; palace gate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
heavenly gate (in mythology); palace gate
literaryUsed in classical Chinese literature and poetry; rarely used in modern daily language.
《
Chǔ楚
Cí辞
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
“
yǐ倚
Chāng阊
Hé阖
ér而
wàng望
yǔ予
”
zhī之
jù句
。
In the 'Songs of Chu', there is the line 'leaning against the heavenly gate and looking at me.'
Zǐ紫
qì气
dōng东
lái来
，
zhào照
wǒ我
chāng阊
hé阖
。
Auspicious purple air comes from the east, illuminating my palace gate.
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Gǔ古
dài代
shī诗
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
“
chāng阊
hé阖
”
xiàng象
zhēng征
tiān天
jiè界
huò或
dì帝
wáng王
jū居
suǒ所
。
Ancient poets often used 'chāng hé' to symbolize the heavenly realm or the emperor's residence.