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Pronunciationxuán
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes20 strokes

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

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Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 408
View Original Page 408
Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Hanging Kangxi strokes: 20 Page 408, Entry 24 Wide Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun) state: pronounced xuan (falling tone). Originally written as hang (xian). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): to tie or hang. Sometimes written with the heart radical. Mencius (Mengzi): Like untying someone hanging upside down. Also, for the rhyme, pronounced yuan (falling tone). Zhang Heng, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing Fu): The inner palace does not move, music does not change its hanging position. Gate guards provide curtains and tents, and officials distinguish things by their nature.

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