郐

Pronunciationkuài
Five Elements
Strokes20 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation kuài
Five Elements
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 8 strokes
Traditional Strokes 20 strokes
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Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1278
View Original Page 1278
You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: City (yì) Kāngxī Stroke Count: 20 Page 1278 Pronounced guì. The name of an ancient vassal state. According to the "Shuowen Jiezi" (Shuowen Jiezi), this was a fiefdom of the descendants of Zhu Rong, of the surname Yun, located between the Zhen and Wei rivers. It was later destroyed by Duke Wu of Zheng. According to the "Zuo Zhuan" (Zuo Zhuan), the consort of Duke Wen of Zheng collected the bodies and buried them under the city of Kuai. [Note] The city of Kuai was originally the state of Kuai, located northeast of Mi County in Xingyang. It is also written as "檜". According to the commentary on the "Book of Odes" (Shijing), Kuai was a state name. It was the former territory of the Fire Official Zhu Rong during the era of Emperor Gao Xin, located north of Mount Wai in Yuzhou as recorded in the "Yu Gong" (Yu Gong), south of Xingze and Boshui, which is the present-day Zhengzhou area. It is also a surname. According to the "Jiyun" (Jiyun), there was a person in the Song Dynasty named Kuai Shilong. Cross-reference: It is the same character as "鄶".

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