鶩

Pronunciation
Five Elements
Strokes20 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation
Five Elements
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 20 strokes
Traditional Strokes 20 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1495
View Original Page 1495
Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Wù Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 20 Page 1495, Entry 21 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced mù. Shuo Wen: Wù is a domestic wild duck. Guo Pu says: It is a duck. Mr. Fang says: Because it is raised by people, it does not fly well; it is relaxed and not swift, so it is called a relaxed wild duck. Book of Rites (Liji), Commentary on the Quli: A wild duck is called fu, a domestic duck is called wu. Additionally, Mr. Mao says: What can be raised but cannot fly high is called a duck, while what is wild and flies high is called wu. Also, Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 28th Year of Duke Xiang: For the Duke's daily meals, there were two chickens, but the cook secretly replaced them with a duck. Also, Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Officials: Commoners hold a duck. Zheng's Commentary: A duck is chosen because it does not migrate by flight. Also, History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Ma Yuan: If you try to carve a swan and fail, it still resembles a duck. Also, Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Songs: Galloping and running wildly along the river bank. Commentary: Wu means to run in disorder. Also, Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced wù. Meaning is the same.

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