Zi Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Person (rén)
倾
Kangxi stroke count: 13
Page 115, Entry 01
Pronounced qing.
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): to incline or tilt to the side. Also, to lie prone or to slant.
Book of Rites (Liji), Section on Song of Rites (Quli): If one tilts or leans, it indicates craftiness. Commentary: If the gaze wanders or the posture is tilted, it implies a dishonest heart exists within the chest; this is why the superior person is cautious.
Also, to collapse or to empty.
Huainanzi (Huainanzi), Chapter on Astronomical Teachings (Tianwen Xun): The heavens tilt toward the northwest.
Also, West Qing, a mountain name.
Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter on the Tribute of Yu (Yu Gong): From West Qing, following the Huan river, they came.
Also, commonly written as the variant form qing.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Section on Zhou Nan: Not filling the slanted basket.
Also, in the Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu), pronounced kuang.
Yellow Court Classic (Huangting Jing): Arranging the six entrails to generate the three lights; with mind and spirit focused internally, one does not incline; above uniting the three burners, below producing jade nectar.