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Pronunciationpán
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes18 strokes

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Pronunciation pán
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 18 strokes
Traditional Strokes 18 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1097
View Original Page 1097
Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Character: Pan. Kangxi stroke count: 18. Page 1097, Entry 07. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is fan. According to the Erya: Explaining Insects, it refers to an insect found at the bottom of earthenware jars. Also, according to the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), the pronunciation is pan. It means to lie prostrate, to curve, or to crouch. As seen in the Taixuanjing by Yangzi: The dragon crouches in the mud. It also means to wind or coil. As seen in the Record of Music (Yueji) in the Book of Rites (Liji): When the excellence of ritual and music reaches the heavens, it winds across the earth. There is also the Pan Tree. According to the Record of Elder Dai (Da Dai Liji): Riding a dragon to reach the four seas, in the east arriving at the Pan Tree. It is also written in the variant form pan. As seen in the Eulogy for Zhuge Liang by Duke Yuan: The dragon of the first nines coils. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is po. As seen in the poem presented to Zheng Manji by Lu Yun: The person I speak of is in the bend of the mountain stream. The tiger displays its nature by roaring in the mountains, the dragon manifests its brilliance by coiling in the deep pools.

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