九野

jiǔyě

noun

Meanings

1 the Nine Heavens (the sky divided into nine regions in ancient cosmology)
2 the Nine Provinces of ancient China

Characters

field / region / wilderness

Examples

HSK 3

九野指中国古代的九个州。

Jiǔyě zhǐ Zhōngguó gǔdài de jiǔ ge zhōu.

Jiuye refers to the nine provinces of ancient China.

HSK 7-9

古人把天分为九野。

Gǔrén bǎ tiān fēnwéi jiǔyě.

The ancients divided the sky into nine regions.

Tips

history

From 《吕氏春秋·有始览》: the heavens were divided into 九野 - 钧天 (center), 苍天 (east), 变天 (northeast), 玄天 (north), 幽天 (northwest), 颢天 (west), 朱天 (southwest), 炎天 (south), 阳天 (southeast). Mirrors the 九州 division of the earth below.

Stroke Order

九 jiǔ

野 yě