湘妃竹

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[Nü3 ying1], known as the Concubines of the Xiang 湘妃[Xiang1 Fei1]) upon learning of his death

Characters and words in 湘妃竹

湘

xia̅ng = xi + ang1

abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China / abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

妃

fe̅i = f + ei1

imperial concubine

竹

zhú = zhu + Ø2

bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118

竹 = 𠂉 + 丨 + 亅 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is weaving a bamboo basket (竹) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). He is using a key (𠂉), a dinosaur bone (丨) and a crowbar (亅) as basis structure and connects the three stays by weaving soft bamboo (竹) around them.

Words with 湘妃竹

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