蜀
the name of an ancient state; short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province
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- Pinyin
- shǔ
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Words with 蜀
- 巴蜀bā shǔ · bashuSichuan; originally two provinces of Qin and Han
- 乐蜀lè shǔ · leshuLuxor, city in Egypt (Cantonese transliteration)
- 蜀国shǔ guó · shuguoSichuan; the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods; the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 during the Three Kingdoms
- 蜀汉shǔ hàn · shuhanShu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
- 蜀相shǔ xiàng · shuxiangthe Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4])
- 蜀绣shǔ xiù · shuxiuSichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4] and 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4])
- 蜀葵shǔ kuí · shukuihollyhock (Alcea rosea)
- 蜀锦shǔ jǐn · shujinbrocade from Sichuan
- 四川省sì chuān shěng · sichuanshengSichuan Province, capital Chengdu 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4] (short name 川[Chuan1] or 蜀[Shu3])
- 玉蜀黍yù shǔ shǔ · yushushucorn
- 药蜀葵yào shǔ kuí · yaoshukuimarsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)
- 蜀山区shǔ shān qū · shushanquShushan, a district of Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui
- 巴山蜀水bā shān shǔ shuǐ · bashanshushuimountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
- 得陇望蜀dé lǒng wàng shǔ · delongwangshulit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized; fig. endless greed; insatiable desire
- 乐不思蜀lè bù sī shǔ · lebusishuindulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
- 蜀犬吠日shǔ quǎn fèi rì · shuquanfeirilit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things; alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
- 秦岭蜀栈道qín lǐng shǔ zhàn dào · qinlingshuzhandaothe Qinling plank road to Shu, a historical mountain road from Shaanxi to Sichuan