极目楚天舒

極目楚天舒

jí mù Chǔ tiān shū

quotation

Meanings

1 gaze to the limit, and the Chu sky opens wide
2 the sky above the old Chu lands stretches boundlessly
3 Mao Zedong's sweeping line from Swimming (1956)

Characters

Chu (ancient state)

to stretch / open

Examples

登上黄鹤楼，真是极目楚天舒。

Dēngshàng Huáng hè lóu, zhēnshì jímùchǔtiānshū.

Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower — truly, gazing out, the Chu sky stretches wide.

武汉长江大桥通车时，毛泽东题词"极目楚天舒"。

Wǔhàn Chángjiāng Dàqiáo tōngchē shí, Máozédōng tící " jímùchǔtiānshū ".

When the Wuhan Yangtze Bridge opened, Mao inscribed 'gaze to the limit, the Chu sky opens wide.'

Tips

history

出自毛泽东1956年《水调歌头·游泳》："才饮长沙水，又食武昌鱼。万里长江横渡，极目楚天舒。"作于1956年横渡长江时。"楚天"指湖北、湖南一带古代楚国的天空。"舒"为"舒展、开阔"之意。

usage

"楚"指先秦楚国故地（今湖北、湖南）。"极目"即"穷尽视野"。常用于登高望远、抒发豪情的语境。

Stroke Order

极 jí

目 mù

楚 chǔ

天 tiān

舒 shū