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Definition 2024

See also: 会稽

		to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	bow to the ground; inspect; check
trad. (會稽)		會	稽
simp. (会稽)		会	稽

會稽

(historical, geography) Short for 會稽山 (Mount Kuaiji), the historical name of Mount Xianglu, a peak south of Hangzhou Bay legendarily connected to Yu the Great.
(geography) Short for 會稽山 (the Kuaiji Mountains), a short range of mountains in Zhejiang south of Hangzhou Bay.
(historical, geography) Short for 會稽郡 (Kuaiji Commandery), a former commandery of China around the mountain.
- 353: Wang Xizhi, Preface to the Poems Composed at the Orchid Pavilion
  
  會于會稽山陰之蘭亭
  
  Huì yú Kuàijī Shānyīn zhī lán tíng,
  We all gathered at the orchid pavilion in Shanyin [County] in Kuaiji [Commandery].
(historical, geography) Short for 會稽縣 (Kuaiji County), a former county of China around Shaoxing.
(historical, geography) Kuaiji, the name borne by Suzhou during the Qin and Han dynasties and by Shaoxing during subsequent dynasties, owing to their position as headquarters of the commandery.