I. Detailed explanation
Shān, Chinese characters, read shā n.
1 as a noun
Coral is a collection of calcareous bones secreted by many corals. Shaped like branches, most of them are red, but some are white or black. It can be used as an ornament or ornament.
Biography of Historical Records of Sima Xiangru: "Roses are green and corals are everywhere." Miscellanies of Xijing: "There is a coral tree in the grass pond, which is one foot and two feet high. A book with 462 articles was given by Zhao Ta (Tuo), the king of South Vietnam, and the name was Beacon Tree. "
Tang Du Fu's "Gu Li invites Sima Di's Landscape Picture 3": "Red-soaked coral is short, and green-hung Ficus pumila is long." A Dream of Red Mansions: "There is a girl who is a real country ... Her hair is full of flowers, coral, cat's eye and green."
2. Onomatopoeia
Jade conflict, multi-purpose. Song Yu's Goddess Fu: "The fog moves and the sound shakes." Song Luyou's Ode to My Early Autumn Sitting in Court for the First Three Nights: "Waiting for the banquet, the wind shakes the night."
Second, the interpretation of ancient books.
Kangxi Dictionary: Tang Yunsu's Ganqie Jiyunhui has something to do with Zheng Yun. Sound? . Shuowen Coral is born in the sea or mountains. "Xu Yue" coral, stone also. Or cymbals or red, one or two feet high, wrapped in silk, not hot, covered with island roots, can also be carved into utensils, is a lovely tree.
"Materia Medica" coral tree red oil, no vertical text, such as red lead. As a medicine, red oil is good. Born on rocks in the sea, white as fungus, it turns yellow at one year old and red at two years old, with staggered branches and three or four feet high. Today, it is also found in Guangzhou, bright as ruby, with holes and holes, and flourishing leaves.
Li Shizhen said: If you are born at the bottom of the sea, five or seven trees will become forests, which are called coral forests. Living in water is straight and soft, but it turns red when it sees the wind. Zhao Han Tuo is also called Huoshu. There are also people who are black and blue. The blue one is also good. The biography of Han Sima Xiangru is full of corals. Note: Coral grows on the edge of underwater stones, and the largest tree is more than three feet high, with staggered branches and no flowers.