觔

Pronunciationjīn
Strokes9 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation jīn
Five Elements 0
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 9 strokes
Traditional Strokes 9 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1140
View Original Page 1140
You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Horn (jiǎo) Page 1140, Entry 05 According to the Standard Character Compendium (Zhengzitong), it is identical to the character for muscle. As stated in the Huainan Masters: Responses of the Dao (Huainanzi Daoyingxun), one can judge a fine horse by observing its physical appearance, muscles, and bones. Furthermore, later generations mistakenly wrote it as the character for a weight unit (jin). As recorded in the Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), when burning lime to produce salt, every stone of lime yields twelve jin and one liang of salt. In the Rhapsody on the Golden Elixir (Jindan Fu) by Ge Changgeng, it refers to the weight of medicinal materials. Note: In the History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), section on the Biography of Merchants (Huozhichuan), the original text used the character for a weight unit, and this form is considered the standard.

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