壴

Pronunciationzhù
Strokes9 strokes

Basic Info

Pronunciation zhù
Five Elements None
Fortune None
Radical
Simplified Strokes 9 strokes
Traditional Strokes 9 strokes

Naming Meaning

Kangxi Dictionary

View Original Page 243
View Original Page 243
Chou Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Scholar (shì). Kangxi stroke count: 9. Page 243, Entry 05. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced zhu (falling tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced zhu (falling tone). Denotes music. Also used as a loan word for standing upright. Found in Rhyme Treasure (Yunbao). The Correct Explanation of Characters (Zhengzitong) states it is a misspelling of the character meaning how or why (qi). Explanation in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Music established and displayed upward. The character structure consists of the sprout (che) radical and the bean (dou) radical. Categorizing it under the scholar (shi) radical is incorrect.

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