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Pronunciationshā,chà
Five Elements
Strokes8 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation shā,chà
Five Elements
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 8 strokes
Traditional Strokes 8 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 139
View Original Page 139
Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Sword (dāo). Chà. Kangxi Stroke Count: 8. Page 139, Position 12. Tang Dynasty Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun) provides the fanqie pronunciation chū xiá. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Convergence (Yunhui) both provide the fanqie pronunciation chū xiá. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) provides the fanqie pronunciation chū jiá. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), chà refers to a pillar. The Supplemented Rhymes (Zengyun) states that it also refers to a Buddhist monastery. It is further explained as a pillar erected upon a tomb that contains sarira relics within, which is also called a chà. Wang Jin’s Toutuo Temple (Toutuo Si) describes arranged Buddhist pagodas that are visible from one another. The annotation states that arranged pillars (lièchà) refers to Buddhist pagodas. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes that it is sometimes written in a variant form.

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