锦城

錦城

Jǐnchéng

proper noun #57,942

Meanings

1 Brocade City, poetic name for Chengdu

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Examples

HSK 6

古人常把成都叫作锦城。

Gǔrén cháng bǎ Chéngdū jiàozuò Jǐnchéng.

People of old often called Chengdu the Brocade City.

HSK 7-9

很多诗人都写过锦城的繁华。

Hěnduō shīrén dōu xiě guo Jǐnchéng de fánhuá.

Many poets have written about the splendour of the Brocade City.

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culture

Short for 锦官城, after the brocade, 蜀锦, woven in the city since the Han. 李白 uses it in 《蜀道难》: 锦城虽云乐，不如早还家, "the Brocade City may be a joy, but better to go home early".

Stroke Order

锦 jǐn

城 chéng