㽄

Pronunciation
Strokes17 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 16 strokes
Traditional Strokes 17 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

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Pronounced xi (falling tone) according to Guangyun, and xiang (level tone) according to Jiyun, with the same pronunciation as "si". Boya explains it as a type of bottle. In Yangzi's Fangyan, it is called 㽄. Furthermore, the Zilin records it as the sound of a broken jar. The Shidian · Dabanruo Niepan Jing states: For example, a clay jar makes a 㽄 sound when broken, but a diamond vase does not. The liberated do not make the sound of 㽄 breaking. The diamond vase is true liberation, which is the Tathagata. Also, according to Jiyun, it is pronounced xian (level tone) and shares the same pronunciation as "xi". The meaning is the same. In Jiyun, it is sometimes written in a shortened form, also written as .

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