蜀

Shǔ

short name for Sichuan 四川 (Sì chuān) province; one of the Three Kingdoms 三国 (Sān guó) after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀汉 (Shǔ Hàn), situated around what is now Sichuan province

Ancient forms

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Meaning

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short name for Sichuan 四川 (Sì chuān) province
one of the Three Kingdoms 三国 (Sān guó) after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀汉 (Shǔ Hàn), situated around what is now Sichuan province

Words with 蜀

蜀葵shǔkuíhollyhock (Alcea rosea)
药蜀葵yàoshǔkuímarsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)
玉蜀黍yùshǔshǔcorn
乐不思蜀lèbùsīShǔindulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
得陇望蜀déLǒngwàngShǔlit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized
蜀国ShǔguóSichuan
巴蜀BāshǔSichuan
蜀相Shǔxiàngthe Prime Minister of Shu (i.e. Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (Zhū gě Liàng))
乐蜀LèshǔLuxor, city in Egypt (Cantonese transliteration)
蜀汉ShǔHànShu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han
蜀锦Shǔjǐnbrocade from Sichuan
蜀绣ShǔxiùSichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣 (Sū xiù), 湘绣 (Xiāng xiù) and 粤绣 (Yuè xiù))

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