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Pronunciationxiá
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes16 strokes

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Pronunciation xiá
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 12 strokes
Traditional Strokes 16 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 1261
View Original Page 1261
You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Walk (chuò) Character: Xia Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 1261, Entry 25 Pronounced xia. According to the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), it means far. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter Taijia: If one wishes to ascend to great distances, one must begin from what is near. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Far Roaming: Drifting along with ease, I undertake a distant journey. It is also interchangeable with the word for what or why (he). Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: Why would one not speak of it? Great Odes: Why would one not employ capable people? Also, rhyming with the sound he (level tone). Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Wei Capital (Weidu Fu): Living in retirement in a narrow lane, my dwelling is close but my heart is far. Rich in benevolence and favoring righteousness, I am not ensnared by the competition for status. Also, rhyming with the sound hu (level tone). Yang Xiong, Great Mystery (Taixuanjing): If the boat is missing and the carriage is broken, the harm will not be far off. Correction: In the reference to the Songs of Chu (Chuci), the original text cited the Nine Declarations (Jiuzhang), but it has been corrected to the Far Roaming (Yuanyou) section according to the original source.

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