琦

Pronunciation
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes13 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 12 strokes
Traditional Strokes 13 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 734
View Original Page 734
Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Jade (yù) Qi Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 734, Entry 23 Pronounced qi. According to the Jade Treasury (Yupian), citing Cang Jiepian: it means to be extraordinary or precious. In the Song Yu work Response to the King of Chu (Dui Chu Wang Wen): The sage has rare intentions and extraordinary conduct. Also, it refers to a type of jade. In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Records of the Western Regions: Embroidered silks, mixed damasks, and extraordinary treasures, totaling several tens of millions. In the History of the Later Han (Houhan Shu), Biography of Zhongchang Tong: Extraordinary bribes and precious goods, which great houses could not contain. In the Baopuzi, chapter on Broad Metaphors (Boyu juan): In the irrigation ditches, there are no bright and extraordinary jades. Also, it means to play with or admire. In the Xunzi, chapter Against the Twelve Masters (Fei shi'er zi pian): Fond of managing strange doctrines, playing with extraordinary arguments, being extremely discerning yet not kind. Also, it means the appearance of being large.

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