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

古人把天分为九野。

Gǔrén bǎ tiān fēn wéi jiǔyě.

The ancients divided the sky into nine regions.

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.

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