Hai Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Horse (mǎ)
Entry: Mang
Kangxi strokes: 17
Page 1439, Entry 12
Pronounced mang.
According to the Jade Chapter (Yupian), it refers to a horse with black and white hair.
According to the Erya: Explaining Domestic Animals (Erya), when the face and forehead are both white, it is called mang.
According to the History of the Former Han: Account of the Xiongnu (Qianhan Shu), when they surrounded the High Emperor at Baideng, the Han troops were unable to rescue one another. The Xiongnu cavalry to the west were all white, to the east all mang, to the north all black, and to the south all red. The commentary notes that mang refers to a greenish-black horse.
Also according to the Rites of Zhou: Office of Autumn, Minister of Dogs (Zhouli), it is acceptable to use a mang. The commentary states that mang refers to a color that is not pure. The sub-commentary notes that this refers to a beast of mixed color.
Also a country name. According to the Records of the Grand Historian: Account of the Southwestern Barbarians (Shiji), the Ranmang are the largest. The commentary notes that Ying Shao pronounces it pang.
Also a river name. According to the Chronicles of Huayang (Huayang Guozhi), in the Wenchuan region, the Hui River and the Mang River originate there.