颿

Pronunciationfān
Strokes19 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation fān
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 19 strokes
Traditional Strokes 19 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1414
View Original Page 1414
Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Wind (fēng) Entry: 颿 Kangxi Strokes: 19 Page 1414, Entry 09 Pronounced fàn (falling tone). Yu Pian (The Jade Chapters): The swift gait of a horse; the wind blowing a boat forward. Guang Ya (Expanded Glosses): Fanfan, meaning to run. Also, pronounced fān (level tone). The meaning is the same. Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu): The tall ships raise their sails and pass the market. Commentary: The sail of a boat originally used this character; today it is written separately as fan. Zhou Boqi stated: It refers to the swift gait of a horse. It is composed of horse and wind to suggest the meaning, and borrowed to represent the sail of a boat. Also, Cui Bao, Records of Past and Present (Gujin Zhu): The name of Cao Zizhen's horse was Jingfan, implying it was as swift as a sail. Sometimes written in a variant form, and also written in a variant form.

Kangxi Dictionary Modern Version

扫码使用更多功能

康熙字典小程序

康熙字典小程序

下载 iOS App 下载 Android App