Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Official (chén) Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 999, Entry 22 Pronounced kuang (falling tone). As defined in the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen): to be estranged or contradictory. Composed of two officials facing away from each other. Also means to turn one's back on. Pronounced wang (rising tone). Pronounced kuang (rising tone). Pronounced jing (rising tone). A personal name. In the Zhou dynasty, there was a figure named Bo Kuang. Often written in the variant form jiong. See the entry for the character jiong for cross-reference.