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湘 [xiāng]
1. (Xiangjiang River) A river in China that originates in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, flows through Hunan Province, and drains into Dongting Lake.
2. Alternative name for Hunan Province.
湘 [xiāng]
【Original Meaning】: Xiangjiang (the Xiang River)
【Character Formation】: Phono-semantic compound; composed of "water" and "sound."
1. Same as original meaning (Xiangjiang River).
2. Xiang Mountain.
3. Refers to Jun Mountain, located in Dongting Lake southwest of Yueyang City, Hunan Province.
4. Refers to Huangling Mountain, located north of Xiangtan City, Hunan Province.
5. Abbreviation for Hunan Province.
【Examples】
- 湘灵 (Xiangling): The goddess of the Xiang River.
- 湘帘 (Xianglian): A curtain made from Xiangfei bamboo.
- 湘累 (Xianglei): Refers to Qu Yuan, a famous poet.
- 湘妃之泪 (tears of the Xiang concubine): Refers to tears of sorrow and anger.
- 湘娥 (Xiang'e): Refers to the consort of Emperor Shun, Ehuang and Nüying.
- 湘江旧迹 (old traces of the Xiang River): Refers to the legend of the Xiang concubine weeping for Shun.
湘 [xiāng]
【Verb】
1. To boil (as used in cooking).
【Quotation】
1. From "The Book of Songs": "By boiling it, one maintains the vessel and pot."
【Examples】
- 湘鱼 (Xiangyu): Boiled fish.
same as 斑竹[ban1 zhu2], mottled bamboo, since according to legend the spots on mottled bamboo are marks left by the tears shed by two of King Shun's 舜[Shun4] concubines (Ehuang 娥皇[E2 huang2] and Nüying 女英[Nu:3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death
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