會稽
See also: 会稽
Chinese
to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting | bow to the ground; inspect; check | ||
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trad. (會稽) | 會 | 稽 | |
simp. (会稽) | 会 | 稽 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
會稽
- (~山) (historical) Mount Kuaiji, the historical name of Mount Xianglu, a peak south of Hangzhou Bay legendarily connected to Yu the Great
- (~山) the Kuaiji Mountains, a short range of mountains in Zhejiang south of Hangzhou Bay
- (~郡) (historical) Kuaiji Commandery, a former commandery of China around the mountain
- 會于會稽山陰之蘭亭 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 353 CE, Wang Xizhi, Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion
- huì yú Kuàijī shānyīn zhī lán tíng [Pinyin]
- We all gathered at the orchid pavilion in Shanyin County, Kuaiji Prefecture, […]
会于会稽山阴之兰亭 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
- (~縣) (historical) Kuaiji County, a former county of China around Shaoxing
- (historical) Kuaiji, the name borne by Suzhou during the Qin and Han dynasties and by Shaoxing during subsequent dynasties, owing to their position as headquarters of the commandery
Derived terms
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