Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 1058, Entry 42 Pronounced dang (rising tone). Meaning vast and expansive. Analects (Lunyu): Describes the achievements of Emperor Yao as vast, boundless, and beyond the people's ability to praise with words. Explanation of Names (Shiming): Defined as to wash away or cleanse impurities. Book of Rites (Liji): To sweep away hidden evils under heaven. Book of Rites (Liji): During the mid-winter, all living things begin to sprout and grow. Book of Documents (Shujing): To be indulgent or dissipated in virtue. Book of Documents (Shujing): To be scattered and live in displacement. Book of Odes (Shijing): Describing the state of laws and regulations being in decay. As a surname. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu): Notes that the son of Duke Huan of Song was named Dang, and his descendants adopted it as a surname. Pronounced tang (rising tone). Meaning is the same as the previous entry. Pronounced dang (rising tone). Zhou Rites (Zhouli): To use irrigation ditches to channel the flow of water. History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu): Describing one's demeanor as relaxed and unhurried. Pronounced tang (level tone). A geographical name. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Stopping at Dangyin without advancing; notes indicate Dangyin County was located in Henei Commandery. Also refers to a river name. History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu): Records that the Dang River flows east into the Neihuang Marsh. Pronounced tang (rising tone). Meaning flat or level. Book of Odes (Shijing): The road to Lu is flat and level; Xu Miao pronounced this as tang (rising tone).