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Information of 穹
Pinyin
qióng
Definition
arched / lofty / vast
穹
Pronunciation: [qióng]
Meaning:
1. 隆起: to rise (English: raised).
Example: ~隆 (rise).
2. 天空: sky (English: sky).
Example: ~苍 (sky; also referred to as "苍穹").
形 (Form):
1. 同本义 (English: completely; thoroughly).
引: 《说文》: 穹,穷也。从穴,弓声。
例: 又如: 穹窒 (completely blocked).
2. 高 (English: high).
引: 司马相如《长门赋》: 郁并起而穹崇.
例: 又如: 穹枝 (also high branches); 穹穹 (high and towering); 穹官 (high official); 穹居 (high residence); 穹宫 (high palace, shrine).
3. 大 (English: big).
引: 《尔雅·释诂》: 穹,大也. 注: "穹隆亦为大也."
引: 宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈》: 穹崖巨谷.
例: 又如: 穹石 (large boulder); 穹穹 (high and massive); 穹龟 (giant tortoise).
4. 漫远 (English: distant; far).
例: 如: 穹古 (ancient; remote).
5. 深 (English: deep).
例: 如: 穹谷 (deep valley); 穹林 (deep forest); 穹壑 (deep gorge).
名 (Noun):
1. 中间隆起的拱形. 亦代指天空 (English: vault; dome).
引: 《诗·大雅·桑柔》: 以念穹苍.
引: 《尔雅·释天》: 穹苍,苍天也.
引: 《诗·豳风·东山》: 洒扫穹窒. 笺: "穹窒,鼠穴也."
例: 又如: 穹隆 (describing the shape of the sky, high in the center and lower at the edges); 穹垂像 (heavenly phenomena); 苍穹; 穹天 (sky); 穹旻 (i.e., heaven); 穹昊 (upper heaven); 穹灵 (deity of heaven); 穹玄 (the vast sky).
2. 穹庐; 毡帐 (English: tent).
例: 如: 穹帐 (tent); 穹宇 (arched house).
动 (Verb):
1. 穷尽. 《说文解字·穴部》: 「穹,穷也。」《诗经·豳风·七月》: 「穹窒熏鼠,塞向墐户。」唐·孔颖达·正义: 「故穹为穷,言穷尽塞其窟穴也。」
形 (Form):
1. 高大. 如: 「穹石」. 《文选·司马相如·长门赋》: 「正殿块以造天兮,郁并起而穹崇.」
2. 深. 《文选·班固·西都赋》: 「其阳则崇山隐天,幽林穹谷.」
3. 中间隆起四边下垂的样子. 《周礼·冬官考工记·韗人》: 「穹者三之一。」郑玄注引郑司农云:「(穹)谓鼓木腹穹隆者,居鼓三之一也.」
名 (Noun):
1. 天空. 如: 「苍穹」、「清穹」. 唐·李白〈暮春于江夏送张祖监丞之东都序〉: 「手弄白日,顶摩青穹。」
dome / vault / domed roof
a dome / a vault / the sky
vault / firmament / zenith / the vault of heaven