玲

Pronunciationlíng
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes10 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation líng
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 9 strokes
Traditional Strokes 10 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 728
View Original Page 728
Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Jade (yù) 玲 Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 728, Entry 23 Pronounced ling Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): The sound of jade. Taixuan Jing (Taixuan): Tang and Su are not chaste, losing that longling. Commentary: Longling, the sound of metal and jade. Biography of Yang Xiong in the Book of Han (Hanshu): The front palace hall is towering, and the He Clan jade is longling. Commentary: Shigu says: Ling is pronounced ling. Meng Kang says: Using the He Clan jade for a belt. Its sound is longling. Jin Zhuo says: Using gold for a belt, combined with Lantian jade. Longling refers to a clear, visible appearance. Shigu says: Jin's explanation is correct. Also, in Jiyun: Pronounced lin. The meaning is the same.

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