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Five Elements
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Pronunciation
Five Elements
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 18 strokes
Traditional Strokes 18 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

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Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Cover (yà) Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 369, Entry 03 Pronounced fu. Jade Chapters (Yupian): To turn over. Book of Odes (Shijing): Do not punish their hearts, turning grievances into correctness. Book of Rites (Liji): In the last month of spring, the boat master is ordered to inspect the boats, turning them five times, then reporting to the Son of Heaven that the boats are fully equipped. Also, to topple. Book of Changes (Yijing): The cauldron breaks its legs, spilling the contents intended for the duke. Book of Documents (Shangshu): To overturn one's virtue. Also, to be defeated. Doctrine of the Mean (Zhongyong): Those who are tipped over are defeated. Compendium of the Outline (Gangmu Jilan): To be defeated in military battle. Also, to report to a superior. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu): Rewards and punishments were decided externally, not reported to the center. Commentary: To report means to present information for approval. Also, the game of guessing hidden objects. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu): The Emperor once ordered various diviners to guess hidden objects. Commentary: Placing objects under an inverted vessel and having them guessed in the dark is why it is called guessing hidden objects. Also, identical to the word for return. Book of Changes (Yijing): Working hard all day, walking the path of return. Pronounced fu. To examine. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): To examine in detail is called to inspect. History of the Tang (Tangshu): To investigate private hidden matters. Pronounced fu. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): To cover. Book of Odes (Shijing): The bird covers it with its wings. Book of Rites (Liji): It looked as if he were covering a large house. Pronounced fu. Ambushes of soldiers are called an ambush. Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan): The ruler prepared three ambushes to wait for them. Pronounced pi. Same meaning as above. Pronounced bi. Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu Fu) by Ban Gu: Vegetation was smeared on the ground, mountains and abysses were overturned. Twelve or thirteen parts were trampled and ruined, then there was a moment of respite after the fury.

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