驚

Pronunciationjīng
Five Elements
Strokes23 strokes

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Pronunciation jīng
Five Elements
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 22 strokes
Traditional Strokes 23 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 390
View Original Page 390
Hai Collection, Upper Volume. Radical: Horse (mǎ). Kangxi stroke count: 23. Page 390, Entry 01. Pronounced jing. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a horse being startled or frightened. According to the Jade Collection (Yupian), it means to frighten or startle. In the Book of Changes (Yijing), regarding the Thunder trigram, it describes a shaking or startling motion that reaches a hundred leagues. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), in the Greater Odes (Daya) section, it describes a shaking or startling of the Xu region. In the Laozi: Dao De Jing, it states that gaining is like being favored, and losing is like being shamed; this is called being startled by both favor and shame. Also pronounced jiang. In the poem by Zhang Ji mourning Han Yu, it describes climbing a high bank under the moonlight, where the Milky Way and starlight shine upon one another. When the fishing line is cast out, the crowds cheer in unison upon a catch, causing a commotion.

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