琭

Pronunciation
Five Elements
Strokes13 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation
Five Elements
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 12 strokes
Traditional Strokes 13 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 735
View Original Page 735
Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Jade (yù) Lu; Kangxi stroke count: 13; Page 735, Entry 03 Broad Rhymes of Guangyun (Guangyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): pronounced lu. Broad Rhymes of Guangyun (Guangyun): The name of a type of jade. Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): The appearance of jade. Laozi: Way and Its Power (Daodejing): Do not desire to be lu-lu like jade, or luo-luo like stone. Commentary: Lu-lu is a metaphor for rarity; luo-luo is a metaphor for abundance. Another interpretation connects this to the preceding passage, meaning that the noble must take the humble as its foundation. Su Zhe comments: Do not be like jade, which is lu-lu (rare and precious), noble and unable to be humble; and do not be like stone, which is luo-luo (numerous and common), humble and unable to be noble.

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