殭

Pronunciationjiāng
Strokes17 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation jiāng
Five Elements 0
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 17 strokes
Traditional Strokes 17 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 583
View Original Page 583
Chen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bad (dǎi) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 583, Entry 36 Jade Chapters (Yupian), Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui) state it is pronounced jiang. It refers to a body that does not decay after death. Another source suggests it refers to a silkworm turning white. Currently, a silkworm that turns white after death is called a stiff silkworm. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is also pronounced jiang (falling tone). The meaning is the same.

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