勾陳
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Chinese[edit]
affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel affair; to reach for (with hand); to cancel; to delineate; hook |
arrange; exhibit; narrate arrange; exhibit; narrate; tell; old; stale; state; display; explain; surname | ||
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trad. (勾陳) | 勾 | 陳 | |
simp. (勾陈) | 勾 | 陈 | |
alternative forms | 鉤陳/钩陈 |
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Proper noun[edit]
勾陳
- (uranography) Gou Chen or “Curved Array”, an asterism in the Purple Forbidden enclosure consisting of six stars, corresponding to the Western constellations of Ursa Minor and Cepheus. In ancient times, this asterism represented the Emperor's harem.