sì dú

Traditional: 四瀆

四渎 (sì dú) is a Chinese word meaning “(archaic) the four rivers (Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1], Yellow 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], Huai 淮河[Huai2 He2], Ji 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3]); (TCM) acupuncture point SJ-9”.

Meanings

  1. 1(archaic) the four rivers (Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1], Yellow 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], Huai 淮河[Huai2 He2], Ji 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3])
  2. 2(TCM) acupuncture point SJ-9

Characters in 四渎

四sì · four渎dú · disrespectful

Related words

四four四处all over the place四周all around周四Thursday星期四Thursday四十forty亵渎(literary) to blaspheme; to desecrate; to profane四分之一one-quarter十四fourteen; 14四月April四肢the four limbs of the body四季four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]

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