Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Qiang Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 272, Entry 01 Pronounced qiáng. Pronounced the same as the word for wall. Qiang is the title of an ancient female official. The Discourses of Jin (Jinyu) records that one was prepared. In the Odes on the Afang Palace (Afanggong fu) by Du Mu, it is mentioned alongside imperial concubines and attendants. It is also used as a name for women. Mao Qiang was a beauty of antiquity. There was also Wang Qiang, a palace lady of Emperor Yuan of the Han dynasty. The Music Bureau (Yuefu) original title records: Qiang was the daughter of Wang Rang of the State of Qi, a palace lady of Emperor Yuan of the Han dynasty, who was later sent to marry the Xiongnu Chanyu and became a queen, known as Zhaojun. Additionally, it is pronounced xiáng. It is a name for a woman. Additionally, it is pronounced sè. The meaning is the same.