Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Entry: peng Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 232, Entry 09 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced deng (falling tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Proper Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced deng (falling tone), similar to peng (falling tone). As defined in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): The act of lowering a coffin into the earth during a funeral. Commentary of Zuo (Zuo Zhuan), twelfth year of Duke Zhao: When the Duke of Zheng was buried, the tomb keeper's shed stood in the way; if destroyed, the burial would take place in the morning, but if not destroyed, it would take place at midday. Also, per Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced peng. A target used for archery practice. Poetry of Yu Xin: Turning the arrow to adjust the nock, leveling the bow to sight the target. Also: To bank up water for irrigation is called peng. Also: Pronounced peng. The appearance of trembling or shaking. Also: Pronounced peng. The sound of earth falling from a scraped wall. Sometimes written in a variant form (beng). Textual Research: Commentary of Zuo (Zuo Zhuan), twelfth year of Duke Zhao: The original text reads "if not destroyed," and has been corrected from "does not destroy" to match the original citation.