觲

Pronunciationxīng
Strokes17 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation xīng
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 17 strokes
Traditional Strokes 17 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1144
View Original Page 1144
You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Horn (jiǎo) 觲 Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1144, Entry 14 Pronounced xing. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the ease of lowering and raising a horn. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Xiaoya section, it is written as: "The horn bow is shaped thus." The commentary states: This describes the harmonious state of a bow. Modern editions use the character pronounced xing. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in the simplified form (xī).

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