胻

Pronunciationhéng
Strokes12 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation héng
Five Elements 0
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 10 strokes
Traditional Strokes 12 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 981
View Original Page 981
Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Page 981, Entry 12 Pronounced heng. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as that of the character for row or path (xing). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to the end of the lower leg near the knee. The character is composed of the meat radical and the phonetic/semantic component for row or path (xing). According to the Broad Rhyme (Guangyun), it refers to a part of the reproductive organ of an ox. According to the Five Sounds Collected Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun), it refers to the abdomen. Also, pronounced kang. According to the Broad Rhyme (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as the character for dry or stove (kang). According to the Erudite Refinements (Boya), it refers to the lower leg (shin). According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Turtle and Yarrow Divination Biography (Guice Zhuan), a brave warrior cuts off his shin. The commentary notes this refers to the leg bone. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced xing. Also pronounced heng (falling tone). The meaning remains the same.

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