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陬 [zōu]
1. Corner; nook.
2. To congregate.
3. An alternative name for the first month of the lunar calendar.
1. Corner; nook: 陬见 (shallow understanding).
2. To congregate: 陬落 (village or settlement).
3. An alternative name for the first month of the lunar calendar: 陬月; 孟陬 (Meng Zou).
陬
【本义】: The corner of a mountain.
【造字法】: Phono-semantic compound. The character is composed of 阜 (fù) for sound, which relates to mountainous terrain.
【Meaning】
1. Same as the original meaning (corn of a mountain).
2. Corner; Each corner of a city, village, or country.
3. A place in the Spring and Autumn period, now southeast of Qufu, Shandong province.
4. A remote and secluded area.
【引文】
1. Shuo Wen: 陬, corner of a slope.
2. Guang Ya: 陬, corner.
3. Bu Wang Shi: At the corner among the mounds.
4. Guan Zi: The earth of the Five Mountains... like being at a corner, on the sunny side of a hill.
5. Yang Wanli's poem: On the way back, the sunset is at the corner of the ridge.
2. Corner; each corner of a city or village.
【例】
- For example: 陬隅 (southwest corner of the room); 陬维 (edge corner).
3. A place in the Spring and Autumn period, now southeast of Qufu, Shandong.
【引文】
1. Shi Ji: Confucius was born in Lu Changping Xiang Zou Yi.
4. A remote and secluded place.
【引文】
1. Zuo Si's Wu Du Fu: Its desolate corners are strange and deceptive.
2. New Rome: Monitored construction in remote corners, severing traffic from the most prosperous areas.
【例】
- For example: 陬隧 (pathway to a border town); 陬澨 (in a remote place); 陬邑 (a remote town); 陬芒 (a secluded and remote region).