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kuāng
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Pronounced kuāng
Pronounced kuāng
Pronounced kuāng
Pronounced kuāng
Meaning: A rice container, a basket. Also, to rectify.
"To rectify the world" — Analects (Lunyu)
"Rectifying the elegance of the odes" — History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Yang Xiong
Also, upright.
"Upright and cautious" — Book of Odes (Shijing), Minor Odes (Xiaoya)
Also, to save.
"Unable to help each other to survive" — Book of Documents (Shu), Chapter of Pan Geng
"Assist and correct their faults" — Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing), Chapter on Serving the Ruler
Also, crooked and askew.
"Even if the wheel is worn, it is not crooked" — Rites of Zhou (Zhou Li), Records of Departments of Industry (Dongguan Kaogong Ji)
Also, to assist.
"To assist my shortcomings" — History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan Shu), Annals of Emperor Xuan
Also, place name.
"The city of Kuang in Liu" — Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui)
Also, surname.
"Kuang, a place in Lu. Xu Ju was its official, and his descendants took the surname. Han had Kuang Heng." — General Records of Customs (Fensu Tong)
Also, same as 恇 (kōng), to fear.
"Although the years are great, the multitude is killed without fear" — Rites (Li), Chapter on Rites Vessels (Liqi)
*Correction: Added the character "fear" (jù) after "kuang" in the original text of the Rites (Li), Chapter on Rites Vessels.*
Also, same as 眶 (kuāng), the eye socket.
"Tears filled the eye sockets and flowed sideways" — Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of King An of Huainan
Pronounced wāng
Also, same as 尩 (wāng), weak and disabled.
"Stooped, hunchbacked, crippled, and lame" — Xunzi (Xunzi), Chapter on Correcting Arguments (Zhenglun)
*Note: The character 跂 in the original text is written with the component 攴 (pū) as a variant.*