蜀

Shǔ

sh+ǔ·3rd tone

short name for Sichuan 四川 province

Radical: 虫 Strokes: 13

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Less common

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾蟠蟹蜂

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Stroke Order · 13 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

蜀=罒+勹+虫

Meanings

short name for Sichuan 四川 province

one of the Three Kingdoms after the Han dynasty, also called, situated around what is now Sichuan province

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Words with 蜀 105 total

Sichuan · the state of Shu in Sichuan at different periods · the Shu Han dynasty (214-263) of Liu Bei during the Three Kingdoms蜀国Shǔ guó Shu Han (c. 200-263), Liu Bei's kingdom in Sichuan during the Three Kingdoms, claiming legitimacy as successor of Han蜀汉Shǔ Hàn hollyhock (Alcea rosea)蜀葵shǔ kuí

Idioms with 蜀 7 total Chain

mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)巴山蜀水Bā shān Shǔ shuǐ lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized · fig. endless greed · insatiable desire得陇望蜀dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)乐不思蜀lè bù sī Shǔ lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things · alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day蜀犬吠日Shǔ quǎn fèi rì

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