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蜀
shǔ
Description
"蜀"是中国四川的古代名字，现在也常常用来说四川这个地方。
"蜀" is the ancient name of Sichuan in China, and it is still often used to refer to the Sichuan area.
三国时期有一个国家叫"蜀"，是刘备建立的。
During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a state called "蜀", founded by Liu Bei.
Meanings
蜀shǔ
another name for Sichuan province
四川又叫蜀。
Sichuan is also called Shu.
蜀shǔ
the ancient kingdom of Shu (Three Kingdoms)
蜀是三国之一。
Shu was one of the Three Kingdoms.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally the name of an ancient state, later used for the Sichuan region.
- Nuance
蜀 is literary/historical; in daily speech people say 四川.
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