Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "冣", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "冣", and master the standard way of writing the character "冣".
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冣
1. Ancient meaning same as "最" (zuì), meaning "the most" or "extremely."
- 古同“最”。
- Anciently the same as "最."
2. Adverb meaning extremely; equivalent to "最."
- 副词 极。通「最」。
- Adverb: extremely; synonymous with "最."
3. A note from "Shuowen Jiezi": "冣" and "最" have distinct sounds and meanings... until the Southern and Northern Dynasties, "冣" and "最" were not differentiated.
- 《说文解字.冖部》「冣」字.清.段玉裁.注:「冣与最音义皆别……至乎南北朝冣最不分。」
- Note from "Shuowen Jiezi": The sounds and meanings of "冣" and "最" are distinct... However, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was no distinction between "冣" and "最."
4. Verb meaning to accumulate; synonymous with "聚."
- 动词 聚积。同「聚」。
- Verb: to accumulate; synonymous with "聚."
5. From "Shuowen Jiezi": "冣" means to accumulate.
- 《说文解字.冖部》:「冣,积也。」
- From "Shuowen Jiezi": "冣" means to accumulate.
6. In "Records of the Grand Historian," it says: "大冣乐戏于沙丘,以酒为池,县肉为林."
- 《史记.卷三.殷本纪》:「大冣乐戏于沙丘,以酒为池,县肉为林。」
- From "Records of the Grand Historian": "Great '冣' enjoyed games on the sand hill, using wine as a pond and hanging meat as a forest."
7. Pei Yi's commentary quotes Xu Guang, stating: "冣" can also be read as "聚."
- 裴駰集解引徐广曰:「冣,一作聚。」
- Pei Yi's collection comments quoting Xu Guang say: "冣" can also be read as "聚."