帏

Pronunciationwéi
Five Elements
Strokes12 strokes

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Pronunciation wéi
Five Elements
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 7 strokes
Traditional Strokes 12 strokes
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Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 334
View Original Page 334
Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Cloth (jīn) Character: Wei Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 334, Entry 02 Ancient text. Pronounced hui. A pouch. Essential Dictionary of Characters (Yupian): A fragrant pouch. Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): Gathering dung and soil to make a pouch, lamenting that the pepper spice has no fragrance. Commentary: A pouch is called a teng, which is a fragrant pouch. Also, Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun): One definition is a thin curtain. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Emperor Wen: The curtains of Lady Shen, whom the Emperor favored, were forbidden from having embroidered patterns. Also, Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun) states the pronunciation is wei; Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is wei. Same meaning.

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