蜀

Shǔ

short name for Sichuan 四川 (Sì chuān) province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三国 (Sān guó) after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀汉 (Shǔ Hàn), situated around what is now Sichuan province

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Ancient forms

3 forms

Oracle boneShang
BronzeWestern Zhou
Small sealQin–Han

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Meaning

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short name for Sichuan 四川 Sì chuān province
one of the Three Kingdoms 三国 Sān guó after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀汉 Shǔ Hàn, situated around what is now Sichuan province

Words with 蜀

蜀葵 shǔkuí hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
药蜀葵 yàoshǔkuí marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)
玉蜀黍 yùshǔshǔ corn
乐不思蜀 lèbùsīShǔ indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
得陇望蜀 déLǒngwàngShǔ lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
蜀国 Shǔguó Sichuan
巴蜀 Bāshǔ Sichuan
蜀相 Shǔxiàng the Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (Zhū gě Liàng))
乐蜀 Lèshǔ Luxor, city in Egypt (Cantonese transliteration)
蜀汉 ShǔHàn Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
蜀锦 Shǔjǐn brocade from Sichuan
蜀绣 Shǔxiù Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣 (Sū xiù), 湘绣 (Xiāng xiù) and 粤绣 (Yuè xiù))

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