Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Nang Kangxi stroke count: 22 Page 215, Entry 14 Ancient text. Pronounced nang. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a bag. It is formed from the simplified character for bag (tuo) and the phonetic element from the character for assist (xiang). Book of Odes (Shijing), Great Odes (Daya): In the small bags and the large bags. Commentary: The small ones are called tuo, and the large ones are called nang. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Another definition states that a container with a bottom is called a nang, and one without a bottom is called a tuo. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Chao Cuo: The family of the Crown Prince was nicknamed the wisdom bag. Song Yu, Rhapsody on the Wind (Feng Fu): Raging at the mouth of the earth bag. Annotation: Earth bag refers to a large cavern. Zhuangzi, In Accordance with Nature (Zai You): Then they began to cut, curl, and create chaos, bringing disorder to the world. Annotation: The term here refers to chaotic scrambling. Also a surname. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), Fourth Year of Duke Ding: Nang Wa of Chu fled to Zheng. Comprehensive Dictionary of Characters (Zhengzitong): People of the Six Dynasties made soft armrests called yin nang, which one could lean against. Wang Wei, Poetry: Not imitating the roaming knight of the east city, sitting with an armrest and gauze cap, playing chess. Also, rice bag is an alias for the poplar flower, see Notes from the Rongzhai Studio (Rongzhai Suibi). Official Records of the Han Dynasty (Hanguanyi): All memorials submitted to the throne were sealed in black pouches. Book of Jin (Jinshu), Biography of Guo Pu: Master Guo was skilled in divination; he brought out a nine-volume book from a green bag and presented it to Guo Pu. Also, there is a book on geography called the Classic of the Green Bag (Qingnang Jing).