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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "柩", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "柩", and master the standard way of writing the character "柩".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 柩
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "柩" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
柩 [jiù]
1. 装着尸体的棺材: 灵柩 (spirit coffin). 棺柩 (coffin). 柩车 (vehicle carrying the coffin).
2. 同本义: 装有尸体的棺材 (coffin with corpse).
3. 铭,汉时谓刻在石碑上的字为柩: inscriptions (inscriptions on stone tablets).
引:
1. 《说文》:柩,棺也。(Shuowen Jiezi: "Jiu" means coffin.)
2. 《尔雅》:古文湨字从匚久,后世又加木旁耳,虚者为棺,实者为柩。(Erya: The ancient character 湨 derives from 匚 and 久, later adding 木旁; the hollow version refers to a coffin, the solid version refers to a jiu.)
3. 《谷梁传·宣公八年》:先迁柩于庙。(Guliang Zhuan: "First carry the coffin to the temple.")
4. 《白虎通》:崩薨,柩之为言究也,久也,不复变也。(Baihu Tong: "Collapse and death, 'jiu' means permanence, longevity, and no more change.")
5. 《礼记·曲礼》:在床曰尸,在棺曰柩。(Liji: "On the bed it is called corpse, in the coffin it is called 'jiu'.")
例:
运柩 (transporting the coffin); 枢榇 (a coffin containing a corpse); 柩尸 (refers to the spirit coffin); 柩室 (room where the spirit coffin is placed); 柩路 (vehicle for carrying the spirit coffin); 柩殡 (refers to placing the spirit coffin).
Additional Definition:
铭,汉时谓刻在石碑上的字为柩: inscriptions (inscriptions on stone tablets).
引:
1. 《周礼》:设敖置铭。贾公彦疏: 铭所以表柩,故汉时谓铭为柩。(Zhouli: "Setting up to mark. Jia Gongyan explains: Inscriptions are meant to signify 'jiu', hence during the Han dynasty, inscriptions were referred to as 'jiu'.")