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Pronunciationwéi
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes11 strokes

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Pronunciation wéi
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 11 strokes
Traditional Strokes 11 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 193
View Original Page 193
Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 193, Entry 17 Pronounced wei. Jade Chapter (Yupian): Means singular, only. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): A word denoting single-mindedness. Book of Changes (Yijing), Qian Hexagram: Perhaps it is only the sage. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiao Ya): Only considering the matters of food and wine. Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui): In the Six Classics, the three characters meaning wei are all interchangeable and serve as modal particles. Also the name of a county. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Han Shu), Treatise on Geography: There is Laiwei County in Yizhou Commandery. Also pronounced chui. Same meaning as who. Represents the meaning of what. Also pronounced sui. Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): The sound of a response. Book of Rites (Liji), Summary of the Rules of Propriety (Qu Li): One must respond with caution. Classic of Explanations (Shiwen): Wei, read as yu gui. Xu Miao reads it as yu bi. Shen Chong reads it as yi shui. Also: When a father calls, do not merely respond with nuo; when a teacher calls, do not merely respond with nuo; one must respond with wei and stand up. Record of Internal Rules (Neize): When children learn to speak, boys respond with wei and girls respond with yu. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce): Fan Sui repeatedly responded with wei wei. Also: Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Qi (Qi Feng): Those fish swim freely. Commentary (Zhuan): Wei wei, the appearance of moving in and out without restraint. 箋 (Jian): Wei wei, the appearance of following and conforming to one another. Classic of Explanations (Shiwen): Wei, read as wei gui. Shen Chong reads it as yang shui. Han Poetry (Han Shi): Written as yi yi, meaning unable to control.

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