娑

Pronunciationsuō
Five Elements
Strokes10 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation suō
Five Elements
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 10 strokes
Traditional Strokes 10 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

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Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) 娑 Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 262, Entry 06 Pronounced sa. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters) defines it as to dance. Book of Odes (Shijing): The son of Zizhong, dancing (posuo) beneath it. Also refers to the appearance of walking with short steps. Du Fu poetry: Only then I knew that one without talent, grows up idly swaying and dancing (posuo). Also refers to the appearance of clothing fluttering. Zhang Heng, Rhapsody on Thinking (Si Fu): Adorning the initial robes in a fluttering (posuo) manner. Also refers to the appearance of sitting peacefully. Yellow Court Scripture (Huangting Jing): Golden bells and red belts sitting peacefully (posuo). Also refers to the appearance of zither music that is winding and complex. Ji Kang, Rhapsody on the Zither (Qin Fu): Winding and complex (yuyu posuo). Pronounced sa. Sasa, the name of a Han dynasty palace. Ban Gu, Rhapsody on the Western Capital (Xidu Fu): Passing through the Taidang Gate and emerging at Sasa. Records of the Three Auxiliary Capitals (Sanfu Huangtu): Sasa refers to the speed of a horse; it was borrowed as a palace name. Pronounced suo. Luosuo, the name of the capital city of the Tibetan Empire. Book of Tang (Tangshu), Biography of Xue Rengui: Served as the marching general of the Luosuo Route. Du Fu poetry: Bringing peace to the city of Luosuo. Also, in Buddhist texts, the Amitabha Sutra mentions the Saha (posuo) world. The commentary states: In the Sanskrit language it is posuo; in Chinese it means able to endure. 娑 is sometimes written as 逤. It is also commonly written as 些.

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