Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Rain (yǔ) Character: Frost Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1376, Entry 29 Pronounced shuang. Jade Chapter (Yupian): Condensation formed by dew. Explanation of Names (Shiming): Its breath is cold and fierce, injuring things and causing all life to wither. Record of Rites by Dai the Elder (Dadai Liji): When the yang energy is vigorous, it disperses to become rain and dew. When the yin energy is vigorous, it congeals to become frost and snow. Book of Changes (Yi Jing), Hexagram Kun: Treading upon thin frost, solid ice will soon arrive. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Qin: White dew congeals to become frost. Also, Dictionary Supplement (Zihuibu): Name of a country. Great Tang Records on the Western Regions (Xiyuji): Qushuang Kingdom. Also a surname. See Garden of Surnames (Xingyuan). Also, Correct Meaning Guide (Zhengzitong): Refers to the years of one's age, known as frost. Poetry of Li Bai: May your majesty live for three thousand years. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Classified Chapters (Leipian): Pronounced shuang. Refers to the falling of frost, which has the power to kill and injure all things. Sometimes written in a variant form (shuang). Pan Yue, Eulogy for Commander Ma Qian: The horse was raised there and thrived, shining even brighter in perilous terrain. Its sincerity could penetrate the white sun, and its fierce power was as intense as autumn frost.