lit. the river that divides Chu and Han; fig. a line that divides rival territories; the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard
trad. 楚河漢界
Also written 楚河漢界【Chǔ hé Hàn jiè】
Characters in this word
4楚
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surname Chu, abbr. for Hubei 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] and Hunan 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] provinces together, Chinese kingdom during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (722–221 BC)
- Pinyin
- Chǔ
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 28528 of 2500
河
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river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]), (bound form) the Yellow River, (bound form) the Milky Way, (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
- Pinyin
- hé
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 4501 of 2500
汉
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Han ethnic group, Chinese (language), the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
- Pinyin
- Hàn
- Traditional
- 漢
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 10539 of 2500
界
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(bound form) boundary; border, (bound form) realm
- Pinyin
- jiè
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 7920 of 2500