幎

Pronunciation
Strokes13 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 13 strokes
Traditional Strokes 13 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 335
View Original Page 335
Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Turban (jīn) Mi; Kangxi stroke count: 13; Page 335, Entry 04 Pronounced mi. As defined in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a curtain. As defined in the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to a screen. It also refers to the act of covering. According to the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), in the section regarding the mourning rites for a scholar, it refers to using a black cloth to cover the face of the deceased. The commentary notes that it is a cloth used to cover the face. It also describes a uniform and refined appearance. According to the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), specifically in the Winter Offices: Artificers' Record (Kaogongji), when a wheelwright observes a wheel from a distance, he desires it to be uniform, fine, and sloping downward. The commentary notes that this term denotes a uniform and fine appearance. Pronounced mian. Pronounced ming. Pronounced mian. The meaning is the same.

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