Shen Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Insect (chóng)
16 Kangxi strokes
Page 1092, Entry 42
Pronounced róng.
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the rising of steam from cooking. Xu says: it means to melt, where the vapor rises and disperses.
It also means to be harmonious. In the Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuo Zhuan), Year 1 of Duke Yin: Their happiness is harmonious and joyful.
It also means long. According to the Commentary on the Erya (Erya Shu): Between the regions of Song, Wei, Jing, and Wu, the term rongjun is used to mean long and large.
It also means bright. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Illustrious and bright is the virtue. The commentary notes: Rong means the peak of brightness.
It also means clear. In the Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuo Zhuan), Year 5 of Duke Zhao: The modesty of the bright-hiding trigram (mingyi), bright but not yet clear. The commentary notes: Rong means clear. The Kong commentary states: Rong is great brightness, hence it means clear.
It is also the name of a prefecture. The Rhyme Collection (Yunhui) states: During the Sui Dynasty, Rong Prefecture was established, belonging to Guilin Commandery.
Also, according to the Erya, Section on Mounds: A mound that is formed again with a sharp top is called a rong mound. The commentary notes: This refers to something with a pointed top.
Also, the commentary on the Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuo Zhuan) states: The wind from the northeast is called the rong wind.
Also, Zhu Rong is the name of a deity. In the Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances: Its deity is Zhu Rong. The commentary notes: He was a son of the Zhuanxu clan and served as the Fire Official.
Also a surname. According to the Comprehensive Treatise on Clans (Tongzhi Shizu Lue): Descendants of the Zhu Rong clan. Often written in the variant form. In the Later Han Dynasty, Zhang Heng’s Thinking of Happiness Rhapsody (Sixing Fu): Stretching and pulling in a variant form. The Rhyme Collection (Yunhui) notes: The zhuwen seal script form is used.
