涔

Pronunciationcén
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes11 strokes

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Pronunciation cén
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 10 strokes
Traditional Strokes 11 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 627
View Original Page 627
Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 涔 Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 627, Entry 03 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced cén. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced cén. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Soaked or submerged. Another definition states it is Cenyang Zhu, located in Yingzhong. Elegies of Chu (Chuci): Gazing towards Cenyang and the distant shores. Also a river name. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijingzhu): Cen River originates from the Han River middle region, southeast of Nan County in the dry mountains; it is the Yellow River. Also, heavy rain water is called cen. Huainanzi (Huainanzi): The water filling a cow's hoof print. Also, Erya (Erya): A structure of piled wood used to raise fish is called cen. Commentary: Piled firewood for raising fish is called cen. Also, Han Poem Chapters and Sentences (Han Shi Zhangju): Cen is a fish pond. Ma Rong, Rhapsody on the Long Flute (Changdi Fu): The stagnant pools and broken embankments. Also, describing heavy rain. Also, describing tears falling. Jiang Yan, Miscellaneous Body Poems (Zati Shi): Tears still remain in the eyes. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xún. Meaning is the same. Also, pronounced qián. Broad Compendium (Boya): Youcen refers to a weir or enclosure. Sometimes written in a variant form (sēn). Also a river name. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Dashizhi Mountain, the Cen River originates here. Also equivalent to qián. Book of Documents (Shujing): The Tu and Qian rivers have been opened. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced làn. A hollow or depression. Also, pronounced chán. The edge of the water.

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