Hai Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Dragon (lóng)
Kangxi Strokes: 19
Page 1537, Entry 03
According to the Guangyun, pronounced pang (level tone). According to the Jiyun and the Yunhui, pronounced pang (level tone). The pronunciation is the same as pang (level tone).
The Shuowen Jiezi defines it as a high and large building.
It also refers to a disorderly or cluttered appearance. The Book of Documents (Shujing) records: "If government decrees are not coordinated, they will be disorderly."
It is also a surname. The descendants of Bi Gong Gao of the Zhou Dynasty were enfeoffed in the territory of Pang, and thus took Pang as their surname.
Additionally, according to the Jiyun and the Yunhui, pronounced long (level tone). The pronunciation is the same as long (level tone).
The Jiyun defines it as an appearance of being substantial or sturdy. The Book of Odes (Shijing) contains the line, "The four stallions are sturdy."
The History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Sima Xiangru, contains the line, "Deep favor and great abundance."
It is also a place name. The History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Geography, records that there is a place called Dupang in Jiuzhen Commandery.
Additionally, according to the Jiyun, pronounced long (level tone). According to the Yunhui and the Zhengyun, pronounced long (level tone). The meaning is the same.
Additionally, according to the Jiyun, pronounced peng (level tone). The pronunciation is the same as peng (level tone). The meaning is full or filled.