gǒng​chén

to revolve around the North Star

  • created reference approved 拱辰 → 拱北 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拱辰 gǒng​chén

    拱北 gǒng​běi

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 拱辰 → 拱极/拱極 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拱辰 gǒng​chén

    拱极 / 拱極 gǒng​jí

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 拱辰 · gǒng​chén · to revolve around the North Star — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拱辰

    gǒng​chén

    to revolve around the North Star

    (literary) literally referring to the stars revolving around the North Star; used as a metaphor for people from all directions flocking to a virtuous ruler

    拱 (literal) → 拱 · gǒng · to surround 辰 (literal) → 辰 · chén · celestial bodies

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense