崇

Pronunciationchóng
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes11 strokes

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Pronunciation chóng
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 11 strokes
Traditional Strokes 11 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

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View Original Page 313
Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mountain (shān) 崇 Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 313, Entry 01 Guangyun, Jiyun, Yunhui: Pronounced chong. Zheng Yun: Pronounced chong. Shuowen Jiezi: Lofty and high. Derived from mountain, with zong as the phonetic element. Erya, Explanations of Ancient Words: Chong means heavy or significant. Xing Bing states: It also means high and noble. Book of Changes (Yijing), Appended Remarks: There is no greater loftiness than wealth and nobility. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 12th year of Duke Xuan: The master, Shu Chu, is of Chong. It also means to fill. Book of Rites (Liji), Record of Music: Repeatedly arranged with chong. Ceremonial and Rituals (Yili), District Drinking Rituals: The host bows twice, chong wine. Note: Chong means to fill; it refers to filling it up completely. It also means to accumulate. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Blessings and wealth come to be accumulated. Note: It refers to that which is accumulated and therefore high. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 6th year of Duke Yin: Treating evil like a farmer removing weeds, cutting them down and burning them in piles. Note: Yun means to pile up; chong means to gather. Guangyun: To respect; to approach. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Announcement of Zhonghui: Respectfully revere the Heavenly Way. It also means to finish or conclude. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: Who says Song is far? It is reached in less than a morning. Note: This says the journey is completed in less than a morning. Chongya: A decorative ornament for musical instruments. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Zhou: Chongya and planted feathers. Note: The place where bells and chimes are hung; it is decorated with colorful, large tooth-like shapes that rise up prominently. A state name. During the time of Yao, there was Chongbo Gun; during the Shang dynasty, there was Marquis Hu of Chong; it is now Hu County in the Xi'an Prefecture. A place name. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Canon of Shun: Banished Huandou to Mount Chong. Note: Located in the present-day Liyang County of Lizhou. A surname. Zhengzitong: Song Dynasty magistrate of Qingtian, Chong Danian. Also pronounced chuang. Lin, Dahuang Fu: Looking up at the city towers of Langfeng, the Hanging Gardens are distant and lofty. The radiance of the Ruo flower shines, and the Heavenly Gates are high and imposing. Zheng E: Originally, the character song was written as chong. The variant form song is incorrect. Zhengzitong: The commentary by Wei Zhao on the Discourses of the States (Guoyu) uses the variant form chong interchangeably. Chong and chong are identical in sound and meaning. Combining chong and song into one is incorrect. See the subsequent entry for the character song. Jiyun: Sometimes written in the variant form chong. Textual research: Book of Changes (Yijing), Appended Remarks: There is no greater loftiness than wealth and nobility. In accordance with the original text, the character yu has been corrected to hu.

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