眴

Pronunciationxuàn
Strokes11 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation xuàn
Five Elements 0
Fortune
Radical
Simplified Strokes 11 strokes
Traditional Strokes 11 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 806
View Original Page 806
Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Eye (mù) Character: 眴 Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 806, Entry 41 Pronounced xuan. Same as the character for winking or glancing. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Moving of the eyes. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Movement of the eyes. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Xiang Liang glanced at Ji and said: It is time to act. Annotation: Refers to moving the eyes to look at someone privately. Also means dazzled or confused. Chu Ci (Verses of Chu), Nine Chapters: Glancing, quiet and graceful. Also means to roll the eyes, seeing unclearly. Ban Gu, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xidu Fu): The eyes roll and the mind is confused. Also refers to obscure or blurry vision, seeing unclearly. Yang Xiong, Sweet Spring Rhapsody (Ganquan Fu): Eyes obscure and blurry, unable to see. See Commentary on the Anthology of Refined Literature (Wenxuan Zhu). Appearance of confusion or dimness. Also xuanxuan, eyes moving and flickering, not seeing clearly. Plain Questions (Suwen): One with kidney malaria has flickering eyes. Also, the appearance of being soft and compliant. Guanzi, Small Questions Chapter: When the sprouts are young, they are soft and delicate, like a small child. Annotation: Grain sprouts are soft and compliant at the start, thus they resemble a young child. Also, the appearance of being bright and clear. Song Yu, Rhapsody on the Wind (Feng Fu): Bright, flashing, and radiant. Also a person's name: Xiong Xuan. See Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), House of Chu. Also interchangeable with the character for dizzy. Yang Xiong, Dramatizing the Beauty of the New Qin (Ju Qin Mei Xin Wen): Your subject has suffered from a dizzying illness. Annotation: Dizziness and confusion. Xuan and the character for dizzy are interchangeable in ancient texts. Pronounced xuan. Same meaning as above. Pronounced shun. Eyes moving automatically. Interchangeable with characters for blink, moment, or twitch. Pronounced chun. Also same as the character for twitch. Pronounced xun. Also same, eyes dazed. Also linxuan, boundless or vast. Zhang Heng, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing Fu): Cliffs and crags, vast and boundless. Pronounced xun. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Geography: Xuanjuan, name of a county, belonging to Anding Commandery.

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