霁

Pronunciation
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes22 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 14 strokes
Traditional Strokes 22 strokes
Traditional Form

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1379
View Original Page 1379
Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Rain (yǔ) 22 strokes Page 1379, Entry 05 Pronounced ji. According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen), it means rain ceasing. Formed by the rain radical and the phonetic element qi. In the Erya (Erya), it is recorded that ji signifies rain stopping. The commentary notes that people in Nanyang refer to the cessation of rain as ji. The sub-commentary explains that ji means to stop. In the Book of Documents (Shangshu), the Hongfan chapter mentions rain and the clearing of skies. The commentary explains that cracks in tortoise shells used for divination sometimes resemble rain and sometimes resemble the clearing of rain. In the Biography of Wei Xiang in the History of the Former Han Dynasty (Hanshu), it is used in the sense of restraining majesty. The commentary notes that ji here means to collect or to cease. Also, pronounced ji. The sky clearing up. In the Piya (Piya), it is noted that the clearing of the sky after rain is called ji. Also, pronounced ji. Also, pronounced ji. The meanings are the same.

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