周南

Zhōunán
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhounan, the first section of the Airs of the States in the Book of Songs

Examples

HSK 7-9
《 Shījīng 》 de dìyī shǒu shī 《 Guānjū 》 jiù zài 《 Zhōunán 》 lǐ.
'The Ospreys Cry', the first poem in the Book of Songs, is in the Zhounan section.

Tips

history
The first of the fifteen sets of airs in the 国风, eleven poems traditionally linked to the lands south of the Zhou capital under the 周公 Duke of Zhou. Besides 关雎 it has 桃夭 'The Peach Tree Is Young', still quoted at weddings, and 汉广 'The Han Is Broad'.

Stroke Order

周 zhōu
南 nán