Xu Collection, Middle Volume, Radical: Mound (yì) Entry: 隆 (lóng) Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page: Page 1356, Entry 22 Pronunciation: From "Tang Yun": lóng, a "li" (flat) tone cut. From "Jiyun", "Yunhui", "Zhengyun": liáng, a "zhong" (middle) tone cut, pronounced lóng. Definitions: 1. Abundant and great. 2. The center is high. - "Erya - Explanation of Mountains": The middle of the winding is high. - Commentary: A mountain shape where the center is gathered and high is called "long". 3. Even if the city of Xue is elevated to the sky, it is still useless. 4. Also used interchangeably with 窿 (lóng). - "Zhengyun": Qióng lóng, the posture of the sky. Originally written as 隆. - Sima Xiangru, "Shanglin Fu": Qióng lóng, clouds are bent. 5. Abundant. - "Book of Rites - Tan Gong": When the Way is prosperous, one follows its prosperity; when the Way is corrupt, one follows its corruption. - "Records of the Grand Historian - Treatise on the Feng Shan Sacrifices": King Wen reformed the system, leading to Zhou's great prosperity. - "Former Han - Emperor Wu's Annals": Approaching the deep winter solstice. - Note: Deep winter means flourishing winter. 6. The scattered birds are abundant to the elders. - Note: "Long" means abundant. 7. The ruler is the prosperity of the state. - Note: "Long" means respected. 8. Prosperity and great use of affairs. 9. Minister Mang, from morning to night, fostered and accomplished the young child. - Note: "Long" means to grow. It means to accomplish it, making it grow tall. 10. Thick. - "Later Han - Empress's Biography": So that future generations will not see the gap between thick and thin advancement and retreat. 11. The iron official of Peicheng cast iron, but the iron would not descend. It rumbled like thunder. 12. Place name. - "Records of the Grand Historian - Annals of Jin": Qi attacked Lu and took Long. - Note: Long is the same as Long (Dragon). The land of Lu has Mount Long. 13. Prefecture name. Later Zhou Ling Prefecture, Song Dynasty elevated to Long Prefecture. 14. Feng Long, the master of thunder. - Qu Yuan, "Li Sao": I order Feng Long to ride the clouds, to seek the whereabouts of Fu Fei. - "Zhengyun": Fèng lóng, originally written as Feng Long. 15. Also used interchangeably with Nan (南). - "Huainanzi - Chu Zhen Xun": Zhong Nan was written as Zhong Long. 16. Rhymes with "lu" (flat) cut, pronounced láng. - "Daozang Ge": Only heard that the immortal path is noble, not that the ghost path prospers. The ballad sings of the heavens, Jia Sheng's original righteous chapter. 17. Rhymes with "lü" (flat) cut, pronounced léng. - Lu Yun, "Poem Presented to Sun Shixian": Moving according to stillness, the secret scene is in the height. The roots of the clouds can be inhabited, enjoying these secluded peaks. Corrections: - "Records of the Warring States": "Although the city of Xue was elevated to the sky" - Corrected "city" (诚) to "city" (城). - "Xunzi - Chapter on Attaining Scholars": "The ruler is the prosperity of the state" - Corrected from "Xunzi - Chapter on Ministers" (臣道篇) to "Chapter on Attaining Scholars" (致士篇).