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Pronunciationxíng
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes14 strokes

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Pronunciation xíng
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 14 strokes
Traditional Strokes 14 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 642
View Original Page 642
Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 642, Entry 23 Pronounced yíng. In the Explaining Graphs (Shuowen), it is defined as a very small body of water. Also the name of a river. In the Book of Documents (Shujing), specifically the Tribute of Yu (Yu Gong) section, it is stated: The waters of the Xing were already dammed. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), specifically the Xia Official (Xiaguan) section on the Office of Geography (Zhifangshi), it is noted that in the region of Yu Province, its rivers are the Xing and the Luo. Also, Xingyang, the name of a commandery. According to the Comprehensive Explanation of Geography (Dili Tongshi), Xingyang belonged to Henan during the Han dynasty, and today corresponds to the two counties of Xingyang and Xingze in Zhengzhou. Also the name of a mountain. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), it is stated that beyond the southern seas there is Mount Xing, from which the Xing River originates. Also pronounced yíng. Xingying describes the appearance of waves surging up. In the Rites of the Yangtze River (Jiang Fu) by Guo Pu, it is described as swirling and surging. Also pronounced yíng. This is the same as the character variant yíng. The term jingying describes the appearance of small waters. Also pronounced yíng. The meaning is the same as above. It is also written as a variant form yíng. Textual research: In the Book of Documents, Tribute of Yu section, the original text reads the waters of the Xing were already dammed, which has been corrected to reflect the original meaning.

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