Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Kuang; Kangxi strokes: 18; Page 241 According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is kuang (falling tone). A burial pit or grave. Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong chapter: When people offer condolences or attend a funeral, they must grasp the ropes used to pull the hearse. If they accompany the coffin to the burial pit, they all hold the large ropes used to guide the coffin. It also refers to the appearance of an open and vast wilderness. New Book (Xinshu) by Jia Yi: The world is vast and open, yet it is possessed by a single person. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is kuang (falling tone). It is the same as the character for open or vacant (kuang). In ancient times, the characters for wide (guang), vast (kuang), open (kuang), and burial pit (kuang) were interchangeable.