洙水

Zhūshuǐ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Zhu River, small river near Qufu in Shandong, the hometown of Confucius

Examples

HSK 3
Zhūshuǐ shì Qūfù fùjìn de yì tiáo xiǎohé.
The Zhu is a small river near Qufu.
HSK 7-9
Gǔrén yòng Zhūshuǐ hé Sìshuǐ lái zhǐ Kǒngzǐ jiǎngxué de dìfang.
People in ancient times used the Zhu and Si rivers to mean the place where Confucius taught.

Tips

culture
The two rivers together, 洙泗, stand for Confucius and his school, as in 洙泗之间, 'between the Zhu and the Si'. In antiquity they flowed together and then parted north of Qufu, the Zhu to the north and the Si to the south, and Confucius is said to have taught between them.

Stroke Order

洙 Zhū
水 shuǐ