How to write 郢

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Meaning of 郢

Pinyin yǐng

Radical

阝

Strokes

Definition

name of an ancient city

Usage

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郢: [yǐng] 1. The capital city of the ancient Chu state in China, located near present-day Jiangling County, Hubei Province. 古代中国楚国的都城，在今湖北省江陵县附近。 2. The capital of the Chu state during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, now the site of Jinan City in Jiangling County, Hubei Province. 春秋战国时楚国都城。在今湖北省江陵县纪南城。 3. A county name during the Han dynasty; the historical site is located northeast of present-day Jiangling County, southeast of Jinan City. 汉县名。故址在今湖北省江陵县东北，纪南城东南。 4. A synonym for the Chu state. 代称楚国。【引】 1. According to "Shuowen Jiezi": 郢 was the former capital of the Chu state, located ten miles north of Jiangling County. It is derived from the character for town and phonetically resembles 'Ying.' It is noted that during the reign of King Wu of Chu, he returned from Danyang (present-day Yichang) to this location. 《说文》：郢，故楚都，在郡江陵北十里。从邑，呈声。朱按，在今湖北荆州府江陵县北，楚武王自丹阳、今宜昌府归州徒此。【例】 For example: 郢书燕说 (to misinterpret the original meaning and pass on errors); 郢人 (a term referring to the people of Chu). 如:郢书燕说(比喻曲解原意，以讹传讹);郢人(借指楚国人)