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Pronunciationhuī
Strokes14 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation huī
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 14 strokes
Traditional Strokes 14 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 335
View Original Page 335
Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Turban (jīn) 幑 Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 335, Entry 19 Pronounced huī. According to the Erya (Guangya), it refers to a banner. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to a pennant, specifically a crimson silk cloth worn on the back. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is like the modern-day fire-fighting jacket. It is also commonly written in the variant form (huī). In the Commentary on the Zuo (Zuo zhuan), in the twenty-first year of Duke Zhao, it is written: "Those who raised the insignias were the public followers." The commentary states: "An insignia is a mark, constructed like a signal flag, with the official title and name inscribed upon it, worn on the back." The text of the commentary notes: "The character for mark (zhì) is also written as banner (zhì) in some editions." In the Biography of Wang Mang in the Book of Han (Qian Han shu), it states: "Distinguished by insignias and banners." The commentary states: "Insignias and banners are general terms for objects like signal flags."

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