杞国

Traditional form:

杞國

Pinyin (reading):

Qǐguó

Definitions:

• the State of Qǐ in modern Qǐ county 杞縣／杞县, Henan (c. 1500-445 BC), a small vassal state of Shang and Western Zhou for most of its existence

Characters:

• 杞 - willow, medlar tree; a small feudal state
• 国 - country, nation, state; national

Traditional characters:

• 杞 - willow, medlar tree; a small feudal state
• 國 - country, nation, state; national