pín
苹
giant duckweed; ancient place name
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
giant duckweed; water fern
literaryUsed in classical Chinese and formal literary contexts, rarely used in modern daily speech.
《
Shī诗
Jīng经
》
zhōng中
yǒu有
guān关
yú于
pín蘋
de的
jì记
zǎi载
。
There are records about giant duckweed in the Classic of Poetry.
Xī溪
shuǐ水
zhōng中
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
pín蘋
cǎo草
。
The stream is covered with giant duckweed.
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Gǔ古
dài代
jì祭
sì祀
cháng常
shǐ使
yòng用
pín蘋
zuò作
wéi为
jì祭
pǐn品
。
Ancient sacrifices often used giant duckweed as an offering.
Pín蘋
zhōu洲
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
jiāng江
nán南
de的
yī一
chù处
dì地
míng名
。
Pingzhou was an ancient place name in southern China.
Chǔ楚
Cí辞
zhōng中
yě也
céng曾
tí提
dào到
pín蘋
de的
yì意
xiàng象
。
The Songs of Chu also mentioned the imagery of giant duckweed.