顼

Pronunciation
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes13 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 10 strokes
Traditional Strokes 13 strokes
Traditional Form:

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1400
View Original Page 1400
Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Leaf (yè) Xu. Kangxi strokes: 13. Page 1400, Entry 01. Pronounced xu. According to the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters), it is the appearance of a head that is cautious. Also, from the Zhuangzi, Heaven and Earth chapter: Appearances that are restless and uneasy. Commentary: Restless, the appearance of being lost. Also written as a variant form (xu). Also, Zhuanxu, the title of the Emperor Gaoyang. From the Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances: His emperor is Zhuanxu. From the Comprehensive Customs (Fengsu Tong): Zhuan means focused. Xu means sincere. From the Comprehensive Meaning of the Five Classics (Wujing Tongyi): Zhuanxu, where xu is like being joyful. Also a star name. From the Erya, Explaining Heaven: The Void of Zhuanxu is the Void. Commentary: Zhuanxu is of the water virtue, located in the north. Pronounced yu.

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