氤

Pronunciationyīn
Five Elements
FortuneAuspicious
Strokes10 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation yīn
Five Elements
Fortune Auspicious
Radical
Simplified Strokes 10 strokes
Traditional Strokes 10 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 599
View Original Page 599
Chen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Steam (qì) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 599, Entry 14 Pronounced yin. The same as yin. Yin-yun refers to the harmonious blending and mixing of the yin and yang energy of heaven and earth. The Book of Changes (Yijing) states: The energy of heaven and earth, yin and yang, blends and mixes, allowing all things to flourish and develop. Also written as yin-yun. Wang Jia's Record of Picking Up Lost Tales (Shiyiji) records: There is a bird resembling a sparrow that exhales multicolored energy, spreading like clouds, called pingxiao. Du Fu's poem writes: Only the south will offer longevity, the auspicious energy is thick and swirling daily. Additionally, in Ban Gu's Treatise on the Precedents (Dianyin), it is written as yan-yun. In the Wei Great Banquet (Wei Daxiang), it is written as yan-yun. In the Master Who Embraces Simplicity (Baopuzi), it is written as yin-yun. In Wei Yuanpi's work, it is written as yun. The meaning is the same.

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