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
Characters in this word
3湘
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abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China, abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province
- Pinyin
- Xiāng
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 43819 of 2500
妃
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imperial concubine
- Pinyin
- fēi
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 35721 of 2500
竹
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(bound form) bamboo, Kangxi radical 118
- Pinyin
- zhú
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 30927 of 2500