You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Character: Qiang Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1231, Entry 01 Pronounced qiang. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To move. Erya (Approaching Elegance): "Qiangqiang" means to move. Commentary: To move with hurried steps. Book of Odes (Shijing): "How skillfully they hurry, qiang." Commentary: Qiang refers to the appearance of skillful hurrying. Also in the Great Odes (Daya): "Qiangqiang and jiji." Commentary: Refers to the majestic bearing of scholars and officials. Book of Rites (Liji): "A scholar should be qiangqiang." Explanation of Text: The original form of qiang is sometimes also written as cang or qiang. Also in the Book of Documents (Shujing): "Birds and beasts are qiangqiang." Explanation of Text: The appearance of dancing. Also according to the Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): Pronounced qiang (falling tone). Same as the character qiang. To walk.