鄹 Stroke Order

鄹 (zōu) 1. Ancient geographical name, located in the southeast of Qufu County, Shandong Province, China. The hometown of Confucius. 古地名，在今中国山东省曲阜县东南。孔子的家乡。 2. Name of a vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty, referred to as "邹." 中国周代诸侯国名，即“邹”。 3. Ancient village name ([En.] Zou village). It was part of the Lu state during the Spring and Autumn period. The hometown of Confucius, located in the southeast of present-day Qufu City, Shandong Province. 古邑名 ([En.] Zou village)。春秋鲁国地。孔子家乡。在今山东省曲阜市东南。 4. Note: From "Shuowen Jiezi": 郰 refers to a lower town in the state of Lu, the hometown of Confucius. It is written with the character 乡, taking the sound. The character can also be written as 鄹. It is located in the northwest of Yanzhou Prefecture, near the eastern village of Zou and the western village of Zou, where Confucius was born in 郰阙里 and grew up in Qufu, which is still called 阙里. 【引】《说文》：郰，鲁下邑。孔子之乡。从邑，取声。字亦作鄹。在今山东兖州府邹县西北之东邹邨、西邹集、孔子生于郰之阙里，长徒曲阜，仍号阙里。 5. Example: For instance, 鄹里 refers to Confucius's hometown; 鄹阙 is the combined name for both 鄹里 and 阙里 (鄹里 is Confucius's hometown). 【例】又如:鄹里(孔子故里);鄹阙(鄹里和阙里的并称。鄹里，孔子故里)