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Kanji Detail for 杞 - "wolfberry, basket willow, state"
杞
- Meaning
杞 means "wolfberry, basket willow, state."
Wolfberry - A deciduous shrub of the nightshade family.
Basket willow - A deciduous shrub of the willow family.
State - Name of an ancient state during the Zhou dynasty.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
river willow
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
willow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi)
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
Qi, a Zhou Dynasty vassal state; surname Qi
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
willow, medlar tree; a small feudal state
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A tree name. There are three kinds. One is in the willow family, the 杞柳 mentioned in "Mencius," whose wood can make cups and bowls. One resembles the ailanthus, with white, smooth grain, usable for boxes. One is the short form of 枸杞. See "枸" for details. | Now a county name in Henan Province. Originally a state name. King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed the descendant of Xia at Qi. Later destroyed by Chu.
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