勾陳
Chinese
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (勾陳) | 勾 | 陳 | |
| simp. (勾陈) | 勾 | 陈 | |
| alternative forms | 鉤陳／钩陈 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Gōuchén
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄡ ㄔㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gouchén
- Wade–Giles: Kou1-chʻên2
- Yale: Gōu-chén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gouchern
- Palladius: Гоучэнь (Goučɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /koʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngau1 can4
- Yale: ngāu chàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngau1 tsan4
- Guangdong Romanization: ngeo1 cen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
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.