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Meaning of 湘

Pinyin xiāng

Radical

氵

Strokes

Definition

name of a river

Usage

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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.

湘妃 xiāng fēi

Concubine Xiang

湘妃竹 xiāng fēi zhú

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

潇湘 Xiāo xiāng

other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiang1 jiang1] in Hunan province

湘鄂 xiāng è

Hunan and Hubei

湘西 Xiāng xī

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1] / western Hunan

湘军 Xiāng jūn

Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion

湘江 Xiāng jiāng

the Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

湘赣 xiāng gàn

Hunan and Jiangxi

湘潭 Xiāng tán

Xiangtan prefecture level city in Hunan

湘鄂赣 xiāng è gàn

Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi

湘乡 Xiāng xiāng

Xiangxiang county level city in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan

湘南 xiāng nán

Shonan

湘阴 Xiāng yīn

Xiangyin county in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan

湘东 Xiāng dōng

Xiangdong district of Pingxiang city 萍鄉市|萍乡市, Jiangxi

湘剧 Xiāng jù

Xiang opera (Hunan)

临湘 Lín xiāng

Linxiang county-level city in Yueyang 岳陽|岳阳[Yue4 yang2], Hunan

湘西土家族苗族自治州 Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in northwest Hunan, capital Jishou 吉首

湘潭市 Xiāng tán shì

Xiangtan prefecture level city in Hunan

湘潭县 Xiāng tán xiàn

Xiangtan county in Xiangtan 湘潭[Xiang1 tan2], Hunan