爰 Stroke Order

Definition of 「爰」: 1. 于是: then; hence. 2. 改易，更换: change; replace. 3. 曰，为（wéi）: say; call; to be. 4. 古代的一种重量单位或货币单位: an ancient unit of weight or currency. 5. 姓: a surname. Additional Meanings: 1. 于是: ～书其事以告: then, to state the matter in writing. 2. 改易，更换: ～田: to change fields. 3. 曰，为（wéi）: “水曰润下，火曰炎上，木曰曲直，金曰从革，土～稼穑”: "The water is said to moisten below, the fire is said to rise up, the wood is said to curve straight, the metal is said to come from transformation, and the earth is said to support agriculture." 4. 古代的一种重量单位或货币单位: An ancient unit of weight or currency. 5. 姓: A surname. Clarifications: - 〈动〉: (verb) The original meaning is to lead or to cite. - 【本义】:引，援引: The original meaning: to pull or to cite. - 【造字法】:会意。甲骨文字形。象两手相援引，中间一画表示瑗玉: The character is composed of pictorial elements representing two hands pulling, with a line in the middle representing a piece of jade. - 同本义: Synonym of the original meaning. Also written as "援" (to pull by hand). - 曰;称为: To say; to be called. - 改易;更换: To change; to replace. Example Usage: 1. 《史记》：绵诸乞爰: "In the Records of the Grand Historian: Mian Zhuqi citied." 2. 《书·洪范》：土爰称穑: "From the Book of Documents: The earth is said to refer to agriculture." 3. 《书·盘庚上》：既爰宅于兹，重我民，无尽刘: "From the Book of Documents: Having settled here, may I re-weigh my people, with no ends to prosperity." 4. 例: 又如: "Furthermore, examples include:爰颁 (to reissue);爰田 (to change the ownership of fields);爰居 (to change residence)." 介词 usage: - 于;从: in; from. - 《汉书》: From the Book of Han: "Here from the start, snake severed and journey began." 连词 usage: - 于是: then. - 《诗·魏风·硕鼠》: From the Book of Songs: "Happy land, happy land, then I found my place."