Historical Evolution
粤
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
粤
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
粤
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
粤
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
粤
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
粤
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
粤
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
粤
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
粤
Regular
Modern
Chinese
粤 / 粵 [Yuè]
Cantonese; short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guǎngdōng]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (11)
粤语 [Yuèyǔ] #44,376
Cantonese language
粤剧 [Yuèjù] #31,872
Cantonese opera
粤菜 [Yuècài] #32,135
Cantonese cuisine
闽粤 [MǐnYuè] #45,369
Fujian and Guangdong
粤汉铁路 [YuèHànTiělù] #59,348
Canton-Hankou Railway, linking Guangzhou and Wuchang, incorporated since 1957 into the Jing-Guang Railway 京廣鐵路|京广铁路[JīngGuǎngTiělù]
百粤 [BǎiYuè]
Baiyue, generic term for southern ethnic groups
粤拼 [Yuèpīn]
Jyutping, one of the many Cantonese romanization systems
粤海 [YuèHǎi]
Guangdong-Hainan
粤港澳大湾区 [YuèGǎngAòDàwānQū]
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, established in 2017, consisting of Hong Kong, Macao and nine cities in Guangdong
粤绣 [Yuèxiù]
Guangdong embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Sūxiù], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiāngxiù] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shǔxiù])
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