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Pronunciation
Five Elements
Strokes16 strokes

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Pronunciation
Five Elements
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 12 strokes
Traditional Strokes 16 strokes
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Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1210
View Original Page 1210
You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) 賭 Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1210, Entry 01 Pronounced du. Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Compounds) states it is a form of gambling. Guangya (Expanded Dictionary) defines it as winning a wager. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) defines it as to gamble. The Book of Jin (Jinshu) records that Xie An played go with his brother's son, wagering a villa, and won. It also records in the Biography of Yang Bao that he played go with the emperor, wagering an administrative commandery; Bao won and was appointed Governor of Xuancheng. Yupian (Jade Chapters) defines the term as a wager.

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