郢 Stroke Order

郢 (yǐng) 1. Ancient capital of the state of Chu in China, located near present-day Jiangling County, Hubei Province. 2. (Noun) 1. Ancient city name (English: Ying capital). 2. Capital of the state of Chu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. Located in the present-day Jinan City, Jiangling County, Hubei Province. 3. Name of a county during the Han dynasty (English: Ying county). The site is in the present-day northeast of Jiangling County, southeast of Jinan City. 4. Metonymic reference to the state of Chu (English: Chu state). 引 1. From “Shuowen”: 郢, the old capital of Chu, located ten miles north of Jiangling County. From the character for "city", pronounced as "Cheng". Zhu's note: it is now located north of Jiangling County, Hubei Province; after returning from Danyang, current Yichang Prefecture, to here, it was ruled by King Wu of Chu. 2. Same as the second meaning above. 3. Same as the third meaning above. 4. Same as the fourth meaning above. 例 1. For example: 郢书燕说 (meaning to distort the original intent and propagate errors); 郢人 (used metaphorically to refer to the people of the state of Chu).