匡

Pronunciationkuāng
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes6 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation kuāng
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 6 strokes
Traditional Strokes 6 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

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Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Open Box (fāng) kuāng Kangxi Strokes: 6 Page 153, Entry 23 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.*

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