沛

copious / abundant

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50

see 韍|韨[fu2] / a kind of clothing in ancient China

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

vigorous / energetic

abundant / plentiful / vigorous

homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight / to drift

destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means

copious / plentiful (of water) / surging (of waves) / refers to home village of first Han emperor 漢高祖|汉高祖[Han4 Gao1 zu3] / fig. majestic

Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)

see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent

destitute / difficulty / hardship / trouble

to fall over; to stumble / (fig.) to suffer hardship; to be in desperate straits

Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1])

Pei county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], Jiangsu