Shen Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Walk (xíng)
Kangxi strokes: 12
Page 1109, Entry 15
Pronounced xiang (falling tone) according to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is the same as the word for a lane.
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a road within a neighborhood. According to the Literary Expositor (Erya), specifically the chapter Explaining Palaces, a gate in a lane is called a hong. Furthermore, according to the Extensive Refinement (Guangya), a village gate is also called a long. Furthermore, according to the Sea of Documents (Pianhai), the Sancang states: it is a separate path within a palace. In the Broad Rhyme (Guangyun), it is also written as a variant form. In the Sea of Documents (Pianhai), it is also written as a variant form.