Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper
Radical: Lid (tóu)
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Page 88, Entry 03
Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced wang (level tone), the pronunciation is the same as wang (falling tone).
Meaning: To lose or be deprived of.
Book of Mencius (Mengzi): Indulging in drinking without restraint is called wang.
Commentary: This refers to wasting time and neglecting one's duties.
School Sayings (Jiayu): A man of Chu lost his bow, and another man of Chu found it.
Also refers to perishing or dying out.
Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Tian Zifang: The King of Chu sat with the ruler of the Fan state. After a while, the attendants of the King of Chu said: The Fan state has perished three times. The ruler of the Fan state said: The perishing of the Fan state is not enough to cause the loss of my existence.
Also see Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Offices, Grand Master: Using funeral rites to mourn the dead.
Also refers to fleeing or running away.
Great Learning (Daxue): Jiu Fan said: An exile has nothing that can be considered a treasure.
Also see History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Biography of Han Xin: Xiao He heard that Han Xin had fled and went in person to pursue him.
Also the same as wang (falling tone).
Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Bei (Beifeng): The sorrow in my heart, when will I be able to forget it?
Also Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Same as wu (no/nothing).
Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Bei (Beifeng): Having this and having that, not having that, strive to seek it.
Mao Commentary: Wang refers to poverty.
Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): The form is composed of enter and a concealed element.
Xu says: The concealed element is pronounced yin (rising tone), written as wang in clerical script.
Literary Garden Commentary (Yiyuan Cihuang): In ancient times, only the character mang was used. During the Qin dynasty, the character wu, which represents luxuriance and multiplicity, began to be used to represent the concept of nothingness, and now the bottom has been changed into four dots.
