hé​luò

Yellow River and Luo River

hé​luò Yellow River and Luo River

  1. proper noun
    Yellow River
    (bound form) the Yellow River
  2. Luo River
    (bound form) name of several rivers in China, most notably the 洛河 luò​hé in Shaanxi and Henan

hé​luò Hetu and Luoshu

  1. abbreviation of 河图 河圖 hé​tú
    Yellow River Chart
    A mythological diagram from ancient Chinese legend; it is said to have been carried out of the Yellow River on the back of a dragon horse and served as the inspiration for the 八卦 bā​guà created by Fuxi.
  2. abbreviation of 洛书 洛書 luò​shū
    Luo Shu
    Legendary diagram supposedly delivered to the Great Yu by a turtle from the Luo River, forming the basis for the nine categories of the 书经 shū​jīng