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Pronunciationquān
Five Elements
Strokes12 strokes

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Pronunciation quān
Five Elements
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 12 strokes
Traditional Strokes 12 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 534
View Original Page 534
Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 534, Entry 06 Pronounced quan (level tone) According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is a bowl made of bent wood. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it is a utensil resembling a sheng measure, made by bending wood. As stated in the Mencius (Mengzi): Follow the nature of the willow to make cups and bowls. Also pronounced yuan (level tone). It is the same as the character for a nose ring used to restrain an ox. As stated in the Lu Spring and Autumn (Lushi Chunqiu), Weighting the Self chapter: A five-foot-tall child pulls on the nose ring, and the ox knows how to follow. Also pronounced quan (level tone). According to the Book of Han (Hanshu), Geography Treatise: Xiquan is the name of a county belonging to Rinan Commandery. Also pronounced juan (falling tone). The meaning is the same.

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