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Pronunciationhuà
Five Elements
Strokes13 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation huà
Five Elements
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 13 strokes
Traditional Strokes 13 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

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You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Horn (jiǎo) Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 1141, Entry 13 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced huai (rising tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhymes Compilation (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced huai (rising tone). According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A sheep whose mother is a sheep that grows horns. Also, according to Jade Chapters (Yupian): The appearance of a horn. Also, the name of an arrow. According to Miscellaneous Records of the Western Capital (Xijing Zaji): At Maoling, the Wen family used huai arrows to shoot pheasants, and could strike hundreds in a single day. Also, a compound surname. According to History of the Later Han (Houhanshu), Biographies of Confucian Scholars: Huaiyang Hong of Zhongshan taught students using the Book of Changes (Yijing) of the Meng lineage. Annotation: The surname is Huaiyang, the given name is Hong. Sometimes written as a variant form (gui), using the fish radical, pronounced jia. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xie (rising tone). Same as the character for a mythical goat (xie). It is a divine goat capable of distinguishing evil. According to Balanced Discourses (Lunheng) by Wang Chong: A huai is a single-horned sheep that naturally knows who is guilty. When Gao Yao was judging cases, if he encountered a case with doubts, he would have the goat butt the suspect. Annotation: This refers to the mythical goat known as xiezhi. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A type of crown from the State of Chu. According to Masters' Anthology (Huainanzi), Teachings on the Art of Sovereignty: King Wen of Chu enjoyed wearing a huai crown. Annotation: This is the official cap of a censor. Huai is the same as the character for the mythical goat (xie). Also, according to Dictionary Supplement (Zihui bu): Pronounced hua. According to Masters' Anthology (Huainanzi), Teachings on True Nature: Ten thousand people thus began to be confused and disordered, turning away from the true path and exerting themselves in pursuit. Annotation: Huai is pronounced hua, meaning a heterodox or crooked path.

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