粤 Stroke Order

粤 [yuè] 1. Alternate name for Guangdong Province in China: - Example: 粤语 (Cantonese), 粤剧 (Cantonese opera). 2. In ancient texts, it is equivalent to "聿", "越", and "曰", serving as a particle used at the beginning or in the middle of sentences. 3. As a noun: - 1. Abbreviation for Guangdong ([En.] Guangdong; Kwangtung). - 2. An old geographical term referring to the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi. Reference to "百粤之地" indicates parts of present-day Guangdong and Guangxi. 4. As a particle: - Particle. In ancient texts, it is interchangeable with "聿", "越", and "曰", typically used at the start or in the middle of sentences. - Example Usage: - From 《说文》: 粤，于也。审慎之词也。从于，从寀，会意。 - From 《尔雅》: 粤，曰也。又，于也。 - From 《书·召诰》: 粤三日丁亥。 - From 《史记·周本纪》: 粤詹(瞻)雒伊。 - From 班固《幽通赋》: 尚粤其几，沦神域兮. - An example like: 粤若 (a lexical item used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce subsequent text). 5. As a noun: - 1. Abbreviation for Guangdong ([En.] Guangdong; Kwangtung). - Example: 如: 粤绣. - 2. Old geographical term ([En.] the provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi). "百粤之地" refers to present-day parts of Guangdong and Guangxi. - Example: 清· 袁枚《祭妹文》: 予弱冠粤行. - Additional examples: - 粤东 (an alternate name for Guangdong Province); 粤寇 (a derogatory term used by the ruling class during the Qing Dynasty to refer to Taiping Rebellion insurgents); 粤海 (refers to the maritime region around southern Guangdong, also used as a term for Guangdong and Guangzhou); 粤峤 (refers to the region south of the Wuling Mountains).